The Justice Department has formally ended its criminal case against Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, Trump's co-defendants in the classified documents investigation. The charges were previously dismissed by a judge, and the Justice Department's appeal was voluntarily withdrawn. The dismissal removes any legal peril for Nauta and De Oliveira.
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Wednesday abandoned all criminal proceedings against the two co-defendants of President Donald Trump in the classified documents case, wiping out any legal peril the pair could have faced.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the case in July, saying that the prosecutor who brought it, special counsel Jack Smith, had been illegally appointed by the Justice Department. Smith’s team ended its case against Trump after his November election win, citing longstanding department policy that says sitting presidents cannot be indicted.
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