At this point, the is no way the J6 trial is going to happen before the election.
Trump will have about 30 days to ask for an en banc review. That will take at least some time for a decision; at least two weeks.
If the D.DC Court of Appeals rejects that, Trump has 60 days to file Writ Of Cert with the Supreme Court. That will take a few weeks for a decision because at least four Justices will vote to accept. Even if they don’t, Trump has 30 days to file for reconsideration.
30 days to file for an en banc review at the COA takes this case to around mid-March.
60 days to file a writ of Cert takes the case to mid-May. If denied, Trump has 30 days for a motion to reconsidered. That takes it to the end of June when the court is in recess until October.
The U.S. Supreme Court will pretty much have to take the case. If they do, the case will never be heard before the election. That won’t be heard for several months and an opinion several months after that. If Trump wins, the case will be dismissed as being moot.
On top of that, there are many more issues to be resolved in the trial court; many of which can be appealed.
On top of that Chutken ws forced to stop the trial date until after the appeals process is complete.
In other words, there is absolutely no way this case is going to trial before the election.
If trump skips the complete DC circuit, and instead goes to the Supreme Court, then the stay is lifted and the case can continue as far as procedure. His best bet is to not go straight to the Supreme Court.