House Judiciary Democrats have written a letter to outgoing U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, requesting the dismissal of charges against President-elect Donald Trump's former co-defendants in a classified documents case. The individuals in question are Trump's valet, Walt Nauta, and Carlos De Oliveira, the property manager of Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
The Democrats argue that dropping the charges against Nauta and De Oliveira would allow Garland to release the second volume of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report, which is related to the classified documents case. Smith recently resigned from the Justice Department, and Garland has stated that he will not release the second volume as long as the two men are still facing prosecution.
