The US Supreme Court at long last on Friday ruled 6-3 on convicted felon former President Trump’s claim of immunity in the case brought by Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith, finding that “the nature of Presidential power entitles a former President to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority. And he is entitled to at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts. There is no immunity for unofficial acts” and that “determining whether and under what circumstances such a prosecution may proceed requires careful assessment of the scope of Presidential power under the Constitution. The nature of that power requires that a former President have some immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts during his tenure in office. At least with respect to the President’s exercise of his core constitutional powers, this immunity must be absolute. As for his remaining official actions, he is entitled to at least presumptive immunity.”
Unless Jack Smith files a superseding indictment trimming down everything that could be encompassed within this ruling – which also prohibits even the admissibility of anything that could be considered an “official act” – then this trial is not happening before the election.