The ruling reverses a previous decision from a Georgia court allowing Willis to stay on the case.

Trump argued the conviction should be tossed after the Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity.

The cases have been dismissed "without prejudice", meaning charges could be refiled when Trump leaves office.

The end of the federal cases marks the most tangible consequence of Trump's return to political power.

In what the president-elect's team is calling a victory, the judge paused all proceedings until he receives further arguments from both sides.

New York prosecutors have vowed to oppose President-elect Donald Trump’s effort to overturn his criminal conviction, however.

The special counsel has led two federal criminal cases against Donald Trump.

A judge must still decide whether to toss the case or move ahead with sentencing the president-elect.