The indictment accuses Nauta of conspiring with Trump to conceal records that he had taken with him from the White House after this term ended in January 2021.
Nauta’s arraignment was postponed to give him time to find a Florida-based lawyer. Trump pleaded not guilty earlier this month to 37 counts related to the alleged mishandling of classified documents kept at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Nauta was charged earlier this month alongside Trump in a 38-count indictment filed by Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith. Nauta takes very seriously the charges that he is facing,” he said.Īs a result, a federal magistrate judge, Edwin Torres, pushed Tuesday’s scheduled arraignment back until July 6. The lawyer, Stanley Woodward, said Nauta expressed his apologies to the court for not being present. He also said that Nauta was stuck in Newark, New Jersey, after his scheduled flight down to Florida for the arraignment sat on the tarmac for hours and then was canceled. MIAMI (AP) - A court appearance was postponed Tuesday for a Donald Trump valet who’s charged with helping the former president hide classified documents that the Justice Department wanted back.Ī lawyer for the valet, Walt Nauta, told a judge that Nauta had been unable to find a Florida-based attorney.
