![]() Prosecutors say that person - the IT director - will be an important witness in the trial. But the hearing broke down when prosecutors raised objections about Trump aide Walt Nauta's lawyer, Stanley Woodward.ĪLLEN: Well, Woodward previously represented another Trump employee, Mar-a-Lago's IT director, until that person cut ties, hired another lawyer and began cooperating with the government - basically flipping. Judge Cannon found no problem with the lawyer who represents the property manager, de Oliveira, and she allowed de Oliveira to waive his constitutional right to an independent counsel. Their lawyers, who are paid for by Trump, have other clients close to the former president, including at least one who worked for him during his presidency that prosecutors say is likely to be called as a witness at the trial. KELLY: Tell us what happened in court today.ĪLLEN: Well, in two separate hearings, Judge Cannon examined whether Trump's codefendants - his valet, Walt Nauta, and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos de Oliveira - are being fairly represented by their lawyers. ![]() And this indictment alleges that he helped direct a conspiracy to conceal the documents from federal investigators. Federal investigators eventually raided Mar-a-Lago, seizing more than 100 classified and top-secret documents, if you recall. Just briefly remind us the details of this particular one - this is the classified docs at Mar-a-Lago.ĪLLEN: Right, exactly - the ones he held onto and he refused to return after leaving the white House. KELLY: OK, so former President Trump - we know he's currently facing four criminal indictments. He's on the line now from Fort Pierce, Fla. ![]() NPR's Greg Allen was there in the courtroom. district judge Aileen Cannon to decide whether a lawyer representing one of Trump's co-defendants has a conflict of interest. This is the classified documents case - the case dealing with former President Trump's alleged mishandling of them. Federal prosecutors and lawyers for Donald Trump squared off today in a federal courtroom.
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