Judge Slates Hearing on Trump Co-Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss

The former president’s valet and property manager deny knowing what was in document boxes at Mar-a-Lago.
Judge Slates Hearing on Trump Co-Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss
Walt Nauta, former President Donald Trump's valet, visits the Versailles restaurant with President Trump in Miami on June 13, 2023. Alex Brandon/AP Photo
Catherine Yang
Updated:
0:00

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has ordered a hearing for April 12 on motions to dismiss filed by Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira, who were charged as codefendants of former President Donald Trump for allegedly mishandling classified documents.

Mr. Nauta, valet to President Trump, was charged alongside the former president in June 2023 on six counts related to concealing classified documents. Mr. de Oliveira, property manager for Mar-a-Lago, was added as a codefendant more than a month later and accused of helping delete security footage of boxes of classified documents being moved.