Special Counsel Jack Smith on Thursday added a third defendant in the federal criminal case against former President Donald Trump.
Carlos De Oliveira, Mar-a-Lago’s head of maintenance, was charged in a superseding indictment with altering, destroying, mutilating, or concealing a document, making false statements, and conspiracy to obstruct justice.also added new charges against Trump and his valet, Walt Nauta, who both previously pled not guilty. De Oliveira was ordered to appear in Miami in federal court on Monday for his first hearing in the case.
Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to reporters Friday, June 9, 2023, in Washington. Smith’s investigations of Donald Trump’s retention of classified records and efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election have cost more than $9 million over the first several months, according to documents released July 7.
“The superseding indictment also charges Trump, De Oliveira and Nauta with two new obstruction counts based on allegations that the defendants attempted to delete surveillance video footage at The Mar-a-Lago Club in summer 2022,” special counsel spokesman Peter Carr
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