Judge Rejects Trump Codefendant Motion to Dismiss Classified Documents Case

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon rejected a motion to dismiss the classified documents case special counsel Jack Smith is prosecuting.

Walt Nauta (L), an aide to former President Donald Trump, walks with his lawyer, Stanley Woodward (R), as they leave the Alto Lee Adams Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Fort Pierce, Fla., on May 22, 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on July 6 rejected a motion to dismiss the classified documents case that special counsel Jack Smith is prosecuting.

Walt Nauta, valet of former President Donald Trump, was charged alongside the former president last year for allegedly obstructing law enforcement regarding classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.