FL - Former President Donald Trump indicted, 40 counts, classified documents and obstruction of justice, June 2023, Trial May 2024 #2

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Special counsel Jack Smith's team has questioned several witnesses about a closet and a so-called "hidden room" inside former President Donald Trump's residence at Mar-a-Lago that the FBI didn't check while searching the estate in August 2022, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.

As described to ABC News, the line of questioning in several interviews ahead of Trump's indictment last year on classified document charges suggests that -- long after the FBI seized dozens of boxes and more than 100 documents marked classified from Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate -- Smith's team was trying to determine if there might still be more classified documents there.

According to sources, some investigators involved in the case came to later believe that the closet, which was locked on the day of the search, should have been opened and checked.

As investigators would later learn, Trump allegedly had the closet's lock changed while his attorney was in Mar-a-Lago's basement, searching for classified documents in a storage room that he was told would have all such documents. Trump's alleged efforts to conceal classified documents from both the FBI and his own attorney are a key part of Smith's indictment against Trump in Florida.

In addition to the closet, the FBI also didn't search what authorities have called a "hidden room" connected to Trump's bedroom, sources said.


Attorney warned Trump 'it's going to be a crime' if he didn't comply with subpoena for classified docs: Sources


abcnews.go.com

Special counsel questioned witnesses about 2 rooms FBI didn't search inside Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence: Sources

The special counsel has questioned witnesses about a so-called "hidden room" inside Mar-a-Lago that wasn't searched by the FBI during their August 2022 raid, sources say.
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Docket update:

# Date Description
280 02/02/2024 NOTICE of Filing of Classified Opposition by USA as to Donald J. Trump, Waltine Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira
1 Attachment ▼

02/02/2024 SYSTEM ENTRY - Docket Entry 279 restricted/sealed until further notice. (Text entry; no document attached.)

02/02/2024 SYSTEM ENTRY - Docket Entry 278 restricted/sealed until further notice. (Text entry; no document attached.)

277 02/02/2024 RESPONSE in Opposition by USA as to Donald J. Trump, Waltine Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira re 262 MOTION to Compel Discovery Replies due by 2/9/2024. 7 Attachments ▼

276 01/31/2024 PAPERLESS Minute Entry for sealed, ex parte proceeding held before Judge Aileen M. Cannon on January 31, 2024. The Court heard argument from the Special Counsel on its CIPA § 4 Motions 236. Total time in court: 3 hours. Attorney Appearances: Jay I. Bratt, David Harbach, Julie A. Edelstein, J.P. Cooney. Court Reporter: Pauline Stipes, 561-803-3434 / Pauline_Stipes@flsd.uscourts.gov.

275 01/30/2024 NOTICE of Filing by USA as to Donald J. Trump, Waltine Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira


link: https://www.docketbird.com/court-cases/USA-v-Sealed/flsd-9:2023-cr-80101-648652
 
Judge Cannon enters a Scheduling Order, under CIPA Sec. 4, setting forth the agenda for Feb. 12 and 13.

The hearings on 2/12 and 2/13 will take place behind closed doors. First, the lawyers only for the defendants (no Gov't present) will argue as to what classified information they believe will be relevant to their defenses. The defendants, themselves, are not present.

 

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Judge Cannon enters a Scheduling Order, under CIPA Sec. 4, setting forth the agenda for Feb. 12 and 13.

The hearings on 2/12 and 2/13 will take place behind closed doors. First, the lawyers only for the defendants (no Gov't present) will argue as to what classified information they believe will be relevant to their defenses. The defendants, themselves, are not present.

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Thanks for staying on top of all of this!

Do we know how many classified documents were found in those many boxes that lined the stage and filled the bathroom? All of those boxes are a sign of serious hoarding.

JMO
 
sds71 said:
Trump files his Reply Brief in advance of Thursday's SCOTUS oral arguments.Trump argues that when you are President of the United States, you are NOT an "officer of the United States" and as such, Section 3, of the 14th Amendment, does not apply.

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24408477/20240205133618970_23-719-trump-v-anderson-petitioner-reply-brief-on-the-merits-1.pdf
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IMO—That’s a pretty big rhetorical game he’s trying to play, considering that on Inauguration Day he takes the oath of OFFICE of President.




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Niner said:
But.... he would be Commander in Chief - isn't that an Officer of U.S.? Maybe not...
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If the Commander in Chief is not an officer, Collins dictionary is going to have to revise its published description.

A commander-in-chief is a senior officer who is in charge of all the forces in a particular area.
"He was to be the commander-in-chief of the armed forces."

Even if trump considered himself to be the chief "executive" of the armed forces at the time .... a CEO is still an officer. We don't call a chief executive position a "CE".

imo
 
Docket update:
# Date Description
294 02/08/2024 MOTION for Reconsideration re [286] Order on Sealed Motion, [283] Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief, by USA as to Donald J. Trump, Waltine Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira. Responses due by 2/22/2024. 2 Attachments ▼

293 02/08/2024 PAPERLESS ORDER granting the Special Counsel's Motion for Leave to File Exhibit Ex Parte and Under Seal [289]. The Motion is granted insofar as it seeks leave to file the subject exhibit under seal, for the reasons stated in the Motion. The Motion is also temporarily granted as to the ex parte nature of the request, pending the Court's in camera review of the exhibit. On or before February 9, 2024, the Special Counsel shall submit the subject document to the Court under seal and ex parte. Signed by Judge Aileen M. Cannon on 2/8/2024. (jf01)

292 02/08/2024 RESPONSE in Opposition by USA as to Donald J. Trump, Waltine Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira re [285] MOTION for Adjournment of Certain Pretrial Motion Deadlines Replies due by 2/15/2024.

291 02/08/2024 Supplemental RESPONSE to Standing Discovery Order by USA as to Donald J. Trump, Waltine Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira

290 02/08/2024 NOTICE of Filing of CIPA Section 4 Supplement by USA as to Donald J. Trump, Waltine Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira
1 Attachment ▼

289 02/07/2024 MOTION for Leave to File Exhibit Ex Parte and Under Seal by USA as to Donald J. Trump, Waltine Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira. Responses due by 2/21/2024. 1 Attachment ▼

288 02/07/2024 NOTICE of Filing of CIPA Section 4 Response by Waltine Nauta as to Waltine Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira re 236 Notice (Other)
1 Attachment ▼

287 02/07/2024 CLERK'S NOTICE of Compliance re 286 Order on Motion and to Unseal DE #278.

286 02/07/2024 ORDER granting in part Special Counsel's 278 Sealed Motion for Permission to File Sealed and Redacted Documents. Signed by Judge Aileen M. Cannon on 2/7/2024. See attached document for full details. (jf01)

285 02/06/2024 MOTION for Adjournment of Certain Pretrial Motion Deadlines by Donald J. Trump. Responses due by 2/20/2024.

284 02/06/2024 SPEEDY TRIAL REPORT Eleventh Speedy Trial Report by USA as to Donald J. Trump, Waltine Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira

283 02/06/2024 ORDER granting in part Defendants' Motion for Temporary Leave to File Redacted Motions 261 and denying as moot Press Coalition's Motion to Intervene and Unseal 269. Signed by Judge Aileen M. Cannon on 2/6/2024. See attached document for full details. (jf01)

282 02/05/2024 RESPONSE to Motion by USA as to Donald J. Trump, Waltine Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira re 269 MOTION to Intervene and Unseal Defendants' Motions to Compel Discovery re 262 MOTION to Compel Discovery Replies due by 2/12/2024.

281 02/05/2024 SCHEDULING ORDER on CIPA § 4 Hearings as to Donald J. Trump, Waltine Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira. Signed by Judge Aileen M. Cannon on 2/5/2024. See attached document for full details. (jf01) [Hearings for 2/12/24 & 2/13/24]

link: https://www.docketbird.com/court-cases/USA-v-Sealed/flsd-9:2023-cr-80101-648652
 
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Updated 2/9/24

FL – Classified Papers Mar-a-Lago. Trump indicted (6/8/23), charged & arraigned (6/13/23) with 41 criminal counts in the classified documents case, including:
• Willful retention of national defense information (31 counts)
• Conspiracy to obstruct justice
• Withholding of a document or record
• Corruptly concealing a document or record
• Concealing a document in a federal investigation
• Scheme to conceal
• False statements and representations (2 counts)
• Willful retention of defense information
• Obstruction of Justice (2 counts) Southern District of Florida (Miami) Federal Court 9:23-cr-80101-AMC
*Waltine Nauta – co-conspirator charged with 6 charges stemming from special counsel Jack Smith’s classified documents probe, including conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding a document or record, corruptly concealing a document or record, concealing a document in a federal investigation, scheming to conceal & making false statements to federal agents. Additional indicted & charged (7/27/23) with 2 counts of obstruction of justice.
*Carlos de Oliveira – co-conspirator indicted & charged (7/27/23) with 1 count each of obstruction of justice, concealing records & documents & 1 count of making false statements to FBI.

Monday, 2/12/24 @ 10am & Tuesday, 2/13/24: Classified evidence hearing before U.S. Judge Aileen Cannon in Trump's 40-count federal felony Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. [CIPA § 4 motions]
Thursday, 2/22/24: Pretrial motions are due.
Friday, 2/23/24 - Hearing on CIPA Section 4 motions.
Monday, 2/26/24 – Pretrial Motions hearing on remaining motions (evidentiary and/or non-evidentiary).
Wednesday, 2/28/24 - Parties to file a joint jury questionnaire filing for court consideration.
Wednesday, 2/28/24: Trump's lawyers & Jack Smith's office face a deadline from U.S. Judge Aileen Cannon to "meaningfully confer & file a joint jury questionnaire for the Court's consideration, clearly denoting any areas of agreement & disagreement." This is to prep for trial in the 40-count federal felony Mar-a-Lago classified documents case.
Friday, 3/1/24: Scheduling conference before U.S. Judge Aileen Cannon on Trump's 40-count federal felony Mar-a-Lago classified documents case where all remaining pretrial deadlines & the overall trial start date are expected to be reset. [Trump’s motion to continue 5/20/24 trial date].
Wednesday, 3/20/24 - Deadline for the filing of any Motions in Limine & any motion to introduce evidence under Fed. R. Evid. 404(B).
Thursday, 4/11/24 - Governments CIPA Section 6(c) Motion hearing if necessary
Wednesday, 4/17/24 – Motions in Limine hearing.
Tuesday, 5/14/24 @ 1:45pm – Hearing on remaining CIPA issues/Calendar Call.
Monday, 5/20/24: Scheduled start date for jury selection & trial before U.S. Judge Aileen Cannon on Trump's 40-count federal felony Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. Estimates vary on the length of the trial, with Trump's team saying two months overall & prosecutors saying they can present their case in 21 days.
 
Smith filed motion for Judge Cannon to reconsider order unsealing names & stmts of some witnesses in MAL docs case:

Publishing the names of government witnesses would expose them to “significant and immediate risks of threats, intimidation and harassment,” which has already happened in the former president’s cases, Smith said.

On Wednesday, the prosecutor revealed authorities were investigating online threats made against a potential witness in the Mar-a-Lago case. Cannon granted a request to seal the exhibit that detailed the threats.

Another potential witness, who discussed possible obstruction and witness tampering, declined to have his interview recorded because of the risk in “Trump World” for doing so, Smith says.

The federal judge presiding over Trump’s criminal case in Washington received a "racist death threat," Smith says, and a magistrate judge in Cannon’s district has also received numerous threats.

“The Court should not ignore this reality and expose the witnesses to such harm, particularly absent any defense argument for why exposure is justified,” Smith writes.


 
Hello all!
I will be going on vacation starting Sunday Feb. 11th - and will try & keep up with all the cases I am following! :)
I might post some ahead of time - since I have plans in Sweden - my sister's 75th birthday celebration!
So bare with me! :D
So - posting this a bit early.

Monday, February 12th:
*Motions Hearing (re CIPA § 4 motions) (behind closed doors) (@ 10am ET) - FL – *Donald John Trump (76/now 77) indicted (6/8/23), charged & arraigned (6/13/23) with 31 counts of willful retention of classified documents, 1 count of conspiracy to obstruct justice, 1 count of withholding a document or record, 1 count of corruptly concealing a document or record, 1 count of concealing a document in a federal investigation, 1 count of scheme to conceal & 2 counts of making false statements & representations. Plead not guilty.
Additional indicted & charged (7/27/23) with 1 count of willful retention of defense information & 2 counts of obstruction. Plead not guilty in filing of waiver of non appearance & released on own recognizance with no monetary bond (Personal Surety Bond) & no travel restrictions (8/4/23). Southern District of Florida (Miami) Federal Court
Count 1-31: Willful retention of National Defense info, Count 32: Conspiracy to obstruct justice, Count 33: Withholding a document or record, Count 34: Corruptly concealing a document or record, Count 35: Concealing a document in a Federal investigation, Count 36: Scheme to conceal & Count 37: False statements & representations.
Co-Conspirator *Waltine Nauta () indicted (6/8/23) & charged (6/13/23) on 6 charges stemming from special counsel Jack Smith’s classified documents probe, including conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding a document or record, corruptly concealing a document or record, concealing a document in a federal investigation, scheming to conceal & making false statements to federal agents. Plead not guilty.
Additional indicted & charged (7/27/23) with 2 counts of obstruction of justice. No plea entered & released on his own recognizance with no monetary bond (Person Surety Bond).
Count 32: Conspiracy to obstruct justice, Count 33: Withholding a document or record, Count 34: Corruptly concealing a document or record, Count 35: Concealing a document in a Federal investigation, Count 36: Scheme to conceal & Count 38: False statements & representations.
Co-Conspirator *Carlos de Oliveira (56) has also been indicted & charged (7/27/23) with 1 count each of obstruction of justice, concealing records & documents & 1 count of making false statements to FBI. He is alleged to have asked what could be done to delete the footage. Plead not guilty (8/15/23). $100K Surety bond-out on bond. Judge ruled that, in the meantime, De Oliveira must hand in his expired U.S. passport within 48 hours.
Mr. Nauta & Mr. de Oliveira conspired to delete footage from security cameras after the Dept. of Justice issued a subpoena asking for surveillance footage of the basement where it said confidential documents were held. In the court documents, Mr. de Oliveira is claimed to have texted another employee who was the director of information technology that "the boss" wanted the server deleted. The documents allege that Mr. de Oliveira later met with the employee in a small IT room, told him their conversation should remain private, then pressured the man into obliging his request after the employee told Mr. de Oliveira that he did not have the authority.
Indictment: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648653/gov.uscourts.flsd.648653.3.0.pdf
U.S. District Judge Aileen Mercedes Cannon. In addition to Cannon, Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart's name also appeared on the summons sent to Trump on Thursday, 6/8/23.
Waltine Nauta will be represented by Stanley Woodward. De Oliveira will be represented by Jack Irving. Trump’s lawyers are Todd Blanche & the former Florida solicitor general Chris Kise & maybe Lindsey Halligan.
Trial set to begin on 5/20/24 with Jury Selection. (trial expected to take 2 weeks). U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon suggested Wednesday, 11/1/23 that she might delay the timeline for court proceedings in Fort Pierce, Fla., noting the upcoming trial in D.C. (on 3/4/24) & requests from Trump’s lawyers to have more time to prepare.
Case & court info from 4/2/23 thru 1/43024 reference post #336 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ice-june-2023-trial-may-2024-2.686530/page-17
1/31/24 Update: Closed hearing with the Special Counsel on 1/31/24, at 10:00am. This hearing shall be conducted on a sealed, ex parte basis in a facility suitable for the discussion of classified information contained in the Special Counsel's Section 4 Filings 236. Special counsel Jack Smith will appear before U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Wednesday morning. Cannon said in a paperless order filed in federal court on Jan. 11 that the hearing will be held to evaluate classified filings by Smith being sought by Trump & his co-defendants. “This hearing shall be conducted on a sealed, ex parte basis in a facility suitable for the discussion of classified information,” the docket reads. An ex-parte hearing means outside the presence of the other party, meaning Trump & his attorneys will not attend. Next motions hearing (CIPA § 4 motions) on 2/12/24 & 2/13/24 @ 10am. This hearing will take place behind closed doors. First, the lawyers only for the defendants (no Gov't present) will argue as to what classified information they believe will be relevant to their defenses. The defendants, themselves, are not present.
2/2/24 Update: Special counsel Jack Smith's team has questioned several witnesses about a closet & a so-called "hidden room" inside Trump's residence at Mar-a-Lago that the FBI didn't check while searching the estate in August 2022. Some investigators involved in the case came to later believe that the closet, which was locked on the day of the search, should have been opened & checked. As investigators would later learn, Trump allegedly had the closet's lock changed while his attorney was in Mar-a-Lago's basement, searching for classified documents in a storage room that he was told would have all such documents. Trump's alleged efforts to conceal classified documents from both the FBI & his own attorney are a key part of Smith's indictment against Trump in Florida.
1/30/24 Update: (275) Notice of filing by USA as to Trump, Nauta & De Oliveira. 1/31/24 Update: (276) Paperless Minute Entry for sealed, ex parte proceeding held before Judge Aileen M. Cannon on 1/31/24. The Court heard argument from the Special Counsel on its CIPA § 4 Motions 236. Total time in court: 3 hours. Attorney Appearances: Jay I. Bratt, David Harbach, Julie A. Edelstein & J.P. Cooney.
2/2/24 Update: (277) Response to opposition by USA as to Trump, Nauta & De Oliveira re 262 Motion to compel discovery replies due by 2/9/24. (280) Notice of filing of Classified Opposition by USA as to Trump, Nauta & De Oliveira.
2/5/24 Update: (281) Scheduling Order on CIPA § 4 Hearings on 2/12 & 2/13/24 as to Trump, Nauta & De Oliveira. Signed by Judge Aileen M. Cannon on 2/5/24. (282) Response to Motion by USA as to Trump, Nauta & De Oliveira re 269 Motion to Intervene & Unseal Defendants' Motions to Compel Discovery re 262 Motion to Compel Discovery Replies due by 2/12/24.
2/6/24 Update: (283) Order granting in part Defendants' Motion for Temporary Leave to File Redacted Motions 261 & denying as moot Press Coalition's Motion to Intervene & Unseal #269. Signed by Judge Aileen M. Cannon on 2/6/24. (284) Speedy Trial Report Eleventh Speedy Trial Report by USA as to Trump, Nauta & De Oliveira. (285) MOTION for Adjournment of Certain Pretrial Motion Deadlines by Trump. Responses due by 2/20/24.
2/7/24 Update: (286) ORDER granting in part Special Counsel's #278 Sealed Motion for Permission to File Sealed & Redacted Documents. Signed by Judge Aileen M. Cannon on 2/7/24. (287) Clerk'S NOTICE of Compliance re 286 Order on Motion & to Unseal DE #278. (288) NOTICE of Filing of CIPA Section 4 Response by Nauta as to Nauta & De Oliveira re 236 Notice (Other). (289) MOTION for Leave to File Exhibit Ex Parte & Under Seal by USA as to Trump, Nauta & De Oliveira. Responses due by 2/21/24.
2/8/24 Update: (290) NOTICE of Filing of CIPA Section 4 Supplement by USA as to Trump, Nauta & De Oliveira. (291) Supplemental RESPONSE to Standing Discovery Order by USA as to Trump, Nauta & De Oliveira. (292) RESPONSE in Opposition by USA as to Trump, Nauta & De Oliveira re [285] MOTION for Adjournment of Certain Pretrial Motion Deadlines Replies due by 2/15/24. (293) Paperless ORDER granting the Special Counsel's Motion for Leave to File Exhibit Ex Parte & Under Seal [289]. The Motion is granted insofar as it seeks leave to file the subject exhibit under seal, for the reasons stated in the Motion. The Motion is also temporarily granted as to the ex parte nature of the request, pending the Court's in camera review of the exhibit. On or before 2/9/24, the Special Counsel shall submit the subject document to the Court under seal & ex parte. Signed by Judge Aileen M. Cannon on 2/8/24. (294) MOTION for Reconsideration re [286] Order on Sealed Motion, [283] Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief, by USA as to Trump, Nauta & De Oliveira. Responses due by 2/22/24.
2/9/24 Update: Legal experts sounded the alarm after the judge overseeing Trump’s classified documents case rejected special counsel Jack Smith’s bid to keep government witnesses secret. Smith’s team opposed making information public that could reveal the identity or any personal identifying information of any potential witnesses in the case or any transcripts or other documents they may have provided, citing concerns about witness intimidation. Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon ruled in Trump’s favor on the matter, writing: “Following an independent review of the Motion & the full record, the Court determines, with limited exceptions as detailed below, that the Special Counsel has not set forth a sufficient factual or legal basis warranting deviation from the strong presumption in favor of public access to the records at issue.” Cannon questioned Smith’s concern for witnesses, writing that “the Special Counsel’s sparse & undifferentiated Response fails to provide the Court with the necessary factual basis to justify sealing.” Next week Judge Cannon holds a hearing under Section 4 of the Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA), where she will make rulings on what classified material in discovery can be used at trial. Trump is expected to seek additional delays in the case, asking Cannon to postpone the deadline for some pretrial motions & revisiting his presidential immunity & Presidential Records Act claims that “border on being frivolous at this point & using them to further delay this case would be a travesty," former U.S. attorney Joyce Vance wrote.
2/8/24 Update: Government's Motion for reconsideration & Stay filed by Special Counsel Jack Smith.
In two recent Orders (ECF Nos. 283, 286), the Court has denied the Government’s request to seal or redact certain material that was provided to the defendants in discovery pursuant to a protective order, and then attached either to the defendants’ Motion to Compel Discovery or the Government’s response thereto. That discovery material, if publicly docketed in un-redacted form as the Court has ordered, would disclose the identities of numerous potential witnesses, along with the substance of the statements they made to the FBI or the grand jury, exposing them to significant and immediate risks of threats, intimidation, and harassment, as has already happened to witnesses, law enforcement agents, judicial officers, and Department of Justice employees whose identities have been disclosed in cases in which defendant Trump is involved. Conclusion The Government asks the Court to reconsider its Orders in ECF Nos. 283 and 286, and to stay, pending resolution of this motion, the requirement to submit newly proposed redactions. Link:
 
Tuesday, February 13th:
*Motions Hearing (re CIPA § 4 motions) (Day 2) (behind closed doors) (@ 10am ET) - FL – *Donald John Trump (76/now 77) indicted (6/8/23), charged & arraigned (6/13/23) with 31 counts of willful retention of classified documents, 1 count of conspiracy to obstruct justice, 1 count of withholding a document or record, 1 count of corruptly concealing a document or record, 1 count of concealing a document in a federal investigation, 1 count of scheme to conceal & 2 counts of making false statements & representations. Plead not guilty.
Additional indicted & charged (7/27/23) with 1 count of willful retention of defense information & 2 counts of obstruction. Plead not guilty in filing of waiver of non appearance & released on own recognizance with no monetary bond (Personal Surety Bond) & no travel restrictions (8/4/23). Southern District of Florida (Miami) Federal Court
Count 1-31: Willful retention of National Defense info, Count 32: Conspiracy to obstruct justice, Count 33: Withholding a document or record, Count 34: Corruptly concealing a document or record, Count 35: Concealing a document in a Federal investigation, Count 36: Scheme to conceal & Count 37: False statements & representations.
Co-Conspirator *Waltine Nauta () indicted (6/8/23) & charged (6/13/23) on 6 charges stemming from special counsel Jack Smith’s classified documents probe, including conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding a document or record, corruptly concealing a document or record, concealing a document in a federal investigation, scheming to conceal & making false statements to federal agents. Plead not guilty.
Additional indicted & charged (7/27/23) with 2 counts of obstruction of justice. No plea entered & released on his own recognizance with no monetary bond (Person Surety Bond).
Count 32: Conspiracy to obstruct justice, Count 33: Withholding a document or record, Count 34: Corruptly concealing a document or record, Count 35: Concealing a document in a Federal investigation, Count 36: Scheme to conceal & Count 38: False statements & representations.
Co-Conspirator *Carlos de Oliveira (56) has also been indicted & charged (7/27/23) with 1 count each of obstruction of justice, concealing records & documents & 1 count of making false statements to FBI. He is alleged to have asked what could be done to delete the footage. Plead not guilty (8/15/23). $100K Surety bond-out on bond. Judge ruled that, in the meantime, De Oliveira must hand in his expired U.S. passport within 48 hours.
Mr. Nauta & Mr. de Oliveira conspired to delete footage from security cameras after the Dept. of Justice issued a subpoena asking for surveillance footage of the basement where it said confidential documents were held. In the court documents, Mr. de Oliveira is claimed to have texted another employee who was the director of information technology that "the boss" wanted the server deleted. The documents allege that Mr. de Oliveira later met with the employee in a small IT room, told him their conversation should remain private, then pressured the man into obliging his request after the employee told Mr. de Oliveira that he did not have the authority.
Indictment: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648653/gov.uscourts.flsd.648653.3.0.pdf
U.S. District Judge Aileen Mercedes Cannon. In addition to Cannon, Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart's name also appeared on the summons sent to Trump on Thursday, 6/8/23.
Waltine Nauta will be represented by Stanley Woodward. De Oliveira will be represented by Jack Irving. Trump’s lawyers are Todd Blanche & the former Florida solicitor general Chris Kise & maybe Lindsey Halligan.
Trial set to begin on 5/20/24 with Jury Selection. (trial expected to take 2 weeks). U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon suggested Wednesday, 11/1/23 that she might delay the timeline for court proceedings in Fort Pierce, Fla., noting the upcoming trial in D.C. (on 3/4/24) & requests from Trump’s lawyers to have more time to prepare.
Case & court info from 4/2/23 thru 2/8/24 reference post #354 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ice-june-2023-trial-may-2024-2.686530/page-18
2/9/24 Update: Reset Deadlines in case as to Trump, Nauta & De Oliveira Motion for Reconsideration re Order on Sealed Motion, Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief. Responses due by 2/23/2024. 2/10/24 Update: Defendants' Notice of filing of Classified Supplement to their Reply in Support of Their January 16 Motion to Compel (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Classified Supplement Cover Sheet). 2/11/24 Update: Government's Conditional Motion for Leave to File a Surreply to Defendants' Reply in Support of Their Motion to Compel Discovery. 2/12/24 Update: Government's Notice of Striking the Government's Conditional Motion for Leave to File a Surreply to Defendants' Reply in Support of Their Motion to Compel Discovery to Correct Login/Signature Block Violation. Government's Conditional Motion for Leave to File a Surreply to Defendants' Reply in Support of Their Motion to Compel Discovery.
2/12/24 Update: Motions hearing (CIPA § 4 motions) on 2/12/24 @ 10am. This hearing will take place behind closed doors. First, the lawyers only for the defendants (no Gov't present) will argue as to what classified information they believe will be relevant to their defenses. The defendants, themselves, are not present. Motions hearing continues on 2/13/24 @ 10am.
 
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