NEWS ALERT: DOJ moves to throw out cases against two men tied to Trump classified document prosecution

January 30, 2025

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From the New York Post: Federal prosecutors moved to voluntarily dismiss the cases against two of President Trump’s former co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago document case on Wednesday.

Without an explanation, the Justice Department asked an appeals court to end its challenge against a prior decision to throw out its prosecution of Walt Nauta, a valet at Mar-a-Lago, and Carlos De Oliveira, a Mar-a-Lago property manager.

Last July, US District Judge Aileen Cannon rejected the Mar-a-Lago document case, prompting former special counsel Jack Smith’s team to file an appeal and try to revive it.

Cannon, who was appointed to the bench by Trump, ruled that Smith had been illegally appointed special prosecutor, a conclusion the DOJ adamantly rejected.

After Trump won the presidential election in November, Smith’s team finally threw in the towel and pulled back in their attempt to revive the charges against him.

However, the case against Nauta and De Oliveira had not been dropped. Smith’s team had charged them both with making false statements and obstructing justice.

Now, under the Trump administration, the Justice Department has filed to throw out the case, which will be the end of the federal cases against President Trump.