Special Counsel Withdraws From Case Against Trump Documents Co-defendants

Jack Smith said he is moving to take five attorneys off the case involving Trump employees Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira.
Special Counsel Withdraws From Case Against Trump Documents Co-defendants
Special counsel Jack Smith in Washington on Aug. 1, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
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The special counsel who had led two federal cases against President-elect Donald Trump indicated on Monday in court filings that he is transferring the classified documents case against two co-defendants to a local U.S. attorney’s office

In a court filing, special counsel Jack Smith said he is moving to “withdraw” five attorneys from the case who were “associated with the special counsel’s office” in the case against co-defendants Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira, who were charged alongside the president-elect.
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