Charges dropped against Mar-A-Lago's Valet and Property Manager in documents case

Trump's DOJ drops Mar-a-Lago classified documents charges against president's co-defendants

Sweet news on President's Day

On Wednesday, Justice Department attorneys requested the dismissal of federal criminal charges against Donald Trump and his two co-defendants for improper handling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, as CBS News reported.

“The United States of America moves to voluntarily dismiss its appeal with prejudice (dismissed permanently),” the motion from Assistant U.S. Attorney Hayden P. O’Byrne states.

“The government has conferred with counsel for Appellees Waltine Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, who do not object to the voluntary dismissal.”

President Trump's valet, Nauta, and Mar-a-Lago property manager, De Oliveira, were charged with conspiring to obstruct federal investigators investigating allegations that Trump unlawfully kept classified documents at his resort property after his first term.

Indictments arose from investigations led by special counsel Jack Smith, who resigned this month after dismissing Trump's criminal charges due to DOJ policy against pursuing a sitting president.

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