A federal appeals court has dismissed the appeal charges brought against President Donald Trump aides Waltine Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira by former Special Counsel Jack Smith in the classified documents case. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the case against Nauta and De Oliveira on Tuesday morning, following the Justice Department's decision to drop the charges.
Nauta, Trump’s valet, and De Oliveira, the property manager of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, had pleaded not guilty to federal charges alleging they conspired to obstruct the FBI investigation into classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago. The Justice Department moved to drop all criminal proceedings against Nauta and De Oliveira in January, effectively ending Smith's probe that began over two years ago.
