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Justice Department Drops Charges Against Trump's Co-Defendants

Walt Nauta watches as President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

The Justice Department announced on Wednesday that it has decided to abandon all criminal proceedings against the two co-defendants of former President Donald Trump in the Florida classified documents case. This move effectively eliminates any legal jeopardy that the pair could have faced.

Trump's valet, Walt Nauta, and Mar-a-Lago property manager, Carlos De Oliveira, were initially charged with allegedly conspiring with Trump to obstruct an FBI investigation into the hoarding of classified documents that Trump took with him when he departed the White House after his first term.

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