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Hugo Lowell in Washington

Trump valet arraignment delayed after losing Florida lawyer over fees dispute

Trump valet Walt Nauta had his arraignment in the classified documents case delayed by a magistrate judge
Walt Nauta, left, pictured alongside Donald Trump, was unable to fly down from New Jersey to the court in Florida because stormy weather forced flight cancellations. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Donald Trump’s valet charged in the classified documents case had his arraignment on Tuesday delayed for a second time to July by a magistrate judge, after he was forced to abandon his top choice Florida lawyer over a dispute about legal fees, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The valet, Walt Nauta, appeared alongside Trump when the former president pleaded not guilty to 37 criminal charges in federal district court in Miami this month but could not himself enter a plea – a necessary step to start trial preparation – because he lacked local counsel.

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