President Trump’s Co-Defendant Enters Plea Deal

President Trump’s co-defendant in the federal ‘classified’ documents case has entered a plea deal. …

Walt Nauta, who served as a former aide to President Trump, has pleaded not guilty to the charges arrayed against him by regime prosecutors.

It remains to be seen if Nauta remains loyal to the 45th President of the United States or if he gives into prosecutors’ demands to turn on the former President.

Here’s what we currently know regarding Nauta’s plea and the latest developments in the ongoing case:

Breaking: Former Trump Employee and ex-White House aide Walt Nauta has just left the courthouse.

He pleaded not guilty to charges that allege that he helped Trump obstruct an investigation into Trump's handling of classified documents.

What do you think will be the ultimate… pic.twitter.com/CP7phZtWbQ

— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) July 6, 2023

In a Miami courtroom, #WaltNauta, an aide of former President Donald #Trump, pleaded not guilty on July 6 to helping Mr. Trump hide classified documents from law enforcement.

Mr. Nauta was indicted last month in special counsel Jack Smith’s probe.https://t.co/EwVQfAPov4 pic.twitter.com/yHAvxztqjb

— NTD Television (@TelevisionNTD) July 6, 2023

CNN's Laura Coates, Evan Perez and former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe join Alex Marquardt to discuss indicted Trump staffer Walt Nauta, who has pleaded not guilty to multiple counts related to the mishandling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. Watch: pic.twitter.com/aUpjRckrB8

— CNN (@CNN) July 6, 2023

According to The Associated Press:

Ahead of his arraignment, Nauta hired Sasha Dadan, a criminal defense attorney and former public defender whose main law office is in Fort Pierce, where the judge who would be handling the trial is based.

She appeared in court with Nauta, alongside his Washington lawyer, Stanley Woodward, who entered the not guilty plea on his behalf.

Legal expert Norm Eisen provided his theory about the case: “In prosecutions w/ multiple defendants, it’s common for interests to diverge. That’s clearly the case w Trump & his “body man” Walt Nauta. If I were Nauta’s lawyer, I’d tell him to cut a deal—& fast.”

In prosecutions w/ multiple defendants, it's common for interests to diverge

That's clearly the case w Trump & his "body man" Walt Nauta

If I were Nauta's lawyer, I'd tell him to cut a deal—& fast

I explained @NewsCentralCNN w @jimsciutto @kpolantz pic.twitter.com/M3boflbedV

— Norm Eisen (#TryingTrump out now!) (@NormEisen) July 6, 2023

Yahoo News provided some background context on the charges against Nauta:

According to investigators, Nauta moved boxes containing classified material at least five times between May and June 2022.

During that time, Nauta allegedly removed a total of 64 boxes from a storage room at Mar-a-Lago, but returned with less than half that figure.

He also is accused of lying to investigators during a voluntary interview.