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The trial for the 15 remaining defendants remained unscheduled while the Georgia Court of Appeals decided whether to remove Fani Willis from the case.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grenoble |first=Ryan |date=2024-05-08 |title=Georgia Appeals Court Agrees To Reconsider Fani Willis Ruling |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fani-willis-georgia-trial-donald-trump-appeal_n_663b89cfe4b0ce3aef5195f2 |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref> {{As of|2024|December|19|df=US}}, the case does not have a prosecutor. It is unclear if anyone will choose to take that role, given that [[Second inauguration of Donald Trump|Trump will be inaugurated as president]] in January 2025, although there is no rule against bringing a sitting president to trial.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Collins |first1=Kaitlan |last2=Cohen |first2=Zachary |last3=Morris |first3=Jason |date=2024-06-12 |title=Former Atlanta prosecutor says he expects Trump will be tried in Georgia even if he wins the White House |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/12/politics/nathan-wade-trump-interview-the-source-cnntv/index.html |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hallerman |first=Tamar |title=What happens to the Georgia election interference case if Trump wins the White House? |url=https://www.ajc.com/politics/what-happens-to-the-fulton-election-case-if-trump-wins-the-white-house/N7KMY7HWG5ECHH3RFWG6YAQ7NA/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |language=English |issn=1539-7459}}</ref>
On July 1, 2024, the [[Trump v. United States (2024)|Supreme Court ruled]] that, for acts considered "official", former presidents are immune from criminal prosecution. Further, evidence of these official acts cannot be used to prosecute them for other acts.<ref name="ruling">{{cite news |last=Hurley |first=Lawrence |date=July 1, 2024 |title=Supreme Court provides win to Trump, ruling he has immunity for many acts in election interference indictment |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-trump-may-immunity-federal-election-inter-rcna149135 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701143716/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-trump-may-immunity-federal-election-inter-rcna149135 |archive-date=July 1, 2024 |accessdate=July 1, 2024 |publisher=NBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fisher |first=Joe |date=2024-07-01 |title=Supreme Court rules Trump has partial immunity for official acts only |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/07/01/supreme-court-trump-immunity-opinion/2581719843674 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701175056/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/07/01/supreme-court-trump-immunity-opinion/2581719843674/ |archive-date=2024-07-01 |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=United Press International |language=en}}</ref><ref name="nythighlights">{{Cite web |last=Savage |first=Charlie |author-link=Charlie Savage (author) |date=July 1, 2024 |title=Highlights of the Supreme Court Ruling on Presidential Immunity |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/01/us/politics/supreme-court-immunity-ruling-highlights.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240702183135/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/01/us/politics/supreme-court-immunity-ruling-highlights.html |archive-date=July 2, 2024 |access-date=July 2, 2024 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> This will affect the Georgia prosecution in various ways. For example, Trump's interviews with Justice Department attorneys (including co-defendant Jeffrey Clark) can no longer be introduced as evidence in the Georgia trial.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rankin |first=Bill |title=Parts of Fulton County Trump case could be gutted by Supreme Court immunity decision |url=https://www.ajc.com/politics/supreme-courts-decision-expected-to-gut-parts-of-fulton-county-trump-case/HVFNXFSBS5EY5CSMWJUSKF2QJE/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |language=English |issn=1539-7459}}</ref> This would also complicate the prosecution's case against Jeffrey Clark, a problem that
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