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Trump Co-Defendant Asks for Hearing on Conflict of Interest to Be Sealed in Florida Case

Second Trump co-defendant asks that hearing to determine possible conflicts of interest involving his attorney be sealed. 
Trump Co-Defendant Asks for Hearing on Conflict of Interest to Be Sealed in Florida Case
Carlos De Oliveira, a property manager for former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, arrives with his lawyer John Irving at the James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building in Miami, Fla., on July 31, 2023. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Lawrence Wilson
Lawrence Wilson
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MIAMI—A second co-defendant in the classified documents case involving former President Donald Trump has asked that a hearing to determine possible conflicts of interest involving his attorney be sealed from the public record.

Special Prosecutor Jack Smith asked Judge Aileen Cannon to hold what is known as a Garcia hearing concerning John S. Irving, an attorney for co-defendant Carlos De Oliveira, President Trump’s property manager at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. Mr. Irving formerly represented three people who may be called as witnesses in the case.
Lawrence Wilson
Lawrence Wilson
Senior Reporter
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