Judge Denies Trump Codefendants’ Motions to Dismiss Classified Docs Case

The judge said the arguments in the motions were better made at trial when the burden of proof is on special counsel Jack Smith.

Walt Nauta, valet to former President Donald Trump and a co-defendant in federal charges filed against Mr. Trump, arrives with lawyer Stanley Woodward, at the James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building in Miami on July 6, 2023. (Alon Skuy/Getty Images)Photo by Alon Skuy/Getty Images

The federal judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case in Florida on Thursday denied several pre-trial motions to dismiss filed by codefendants Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira.

The motions sought various forms of relief, including the dismissal of charges and requests for additional information regarding the allegations against them.