Nauta was key to Trump’s investigation early on, with FBI agents grilling him about the movement of boxes inside Mar-a-Lago weeks before serving their search warrant at the property. Nauta snapped and shared photographs of the scene, which included a document with a visible marking warning it was restricted to only the Five Eyes intelligence alliance of the U.S., United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. The government alleges Nauta helped pack Trump’s boxes before he left the White House and repeatedly moved them to various rooms at Mar-a-Lago in response to Trump’s requests.Īt one point, the indictment alleges, Nauta discovered several boxes had fallen over in the storage room, dumping their contents on the floor. Nauta, according to the indictment unsealed Friday, played a crucial role in the alleged scheme with Trump. History has shown time and again that Donald cares for no one other than himself,” said Cohen, who has since turned on Trump and eventually tried to win leniency by cooperating with prosecutors. “Loyalty to Donald Trump is like First Avenue in Manhattan: one way. Nauta himself did not enter a plea because he did not have a local attorney and will instead be arraigned on June 27. In court, the two sat at the defendants’ table together - one of Trump’s attorneys between them - as Trump pleaded not guilty to dozens of felony counts accusing him of hoarding classified documents and refusing government demands to give them back. history to be indicted on federal charges. On Tuesday, Nauta traveled in the former president’s motorcade to the Miami courthouse, where Trump became the first former president in U.S.
He is accused of moving boxes containing reams of sensitive information at Trump’s direction and then lying about it to investigators. Nauta, a Navy veteran who fetched Trump’s Diet Cokes as his valet at the White House before joining him as a personal aide at Mar-a-Lago, now finds himself in legal jeopardy alongside the former president. NEW YORK (AP) - When former President Donald Trump appeared in federal court Tuesday, he was joined at the defense table by a man well-practiced in standing by his side: his valet turned alleged co-conspirator, Walt Nauta.
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