A federal judge on Monday dismissed the cases against two of President Trump’s political adversaries after finding that the prosecutor Trump handpicked to pursue charges against them was unlawfully appointed.

Trump, 79, is close to Paramount’s owner Larry Ellison, the world’s third-richest man, who has also donated heavily to the president’s campaigns. As well as owning a large stake in software giant Oracle, Ellison has been named as one of the Trump allies who could potentially take over ownership of TikTok.