Secret documents again.. Trump’s aide pleads innocent in the case

Pay personal assistant to the former US president Donald Trump He was acquitted Thursday of federal charges of mishandling classified government documents.

Waltin “Walt” Nauta, 40, a former US Navy SEAL from Guam, presented his arguments during a brief hearing in a court in Miami, according to AFP.

Nauta’s defense attorney, Stanley Woodward, also confirmed that his client “pleats not guilty to all counts.”

When Judge Edwin Torres asked him: Does he realize the reason that requires his appearance before the court, Naota replied by saying: “Yes, Your Honor.”

6 counts

It is noteworthy that Trump, who is now leading the race to win the Republican nomination for the presidential elections scheduled for 2024, last month pleaded not guilty to dozens of criminal charges of mishandling some of the most secret government documents and planning to prevent their return.

Nauta, who was considered a co-conspirator, was charged with 6 counts of helping Trump hide documents at the former president’s residence in Mar-a-Lago, Florida.

Hide them in different parts of the circuit

According to the indictment, he became pregnant Trump He brought hundreds of government documents in boxes to Mar-a-Lago upon leaving the White House in January 2021.

While those files, which included records of the Pentagon, the Central Intelligence Agency and National Security, were kept unprotected in his home in Mar-a-Lago, which often hosts major social events, according to the indictment. The documents were hidden in various parts of the circuit, including a ballroom, toilet, Trump’s bedroom and storage room.

31 counts

Naota is accused of conspiring with the former president to conceal documents and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

Trump faces 31 counts of “willful retention of national defense information” in connection with specific documents. Each conviction on one of these charges carries a penalty of up to 10 years in prison.

The 77-year-old former president also faces other charges, including conspiracy to obstruct justice, which carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison, withholding a document or record, which carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison, and making false statements.

4 criminal investigations

Trump, who was twice indicted by the House of Representatives and referred to the Senate for trial with the intention of impeaching him for misconduct during his term and was recently convicted by a civil court for sexual harassment, vowed to continue the race for the White House regardless of what the documents case turns out to be.

He also faces indictments or judicial scrutiny in 4 criminal investigations in Washington, Florida, Georgia and New York, and he may be tried in several cases during his election campaign.