Trump can now discuss classified documents case with potential witnesses and co-defendants after judge tosses charges
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A federal judge’s decision to toss out Donald Trump’s classified documents criminal case means the former president can now talk to his co-defendants and potential witnesses about what happened at Mar-a-Lago without facing consequences.
A federal judge’s decision to toss out Donald Trump’s classified documents criminal case means the former president can now talk to his co-defendants and potential witnesses about what happened at Mar-a-Lago without facing consequences. The conditions of release the Southern District of Florida court placed on Trump and his two co-defendants – Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira – no longer exist because the case is closed, according to several people familiar with the matter. That means Trump, his co-defendants and potential witnesses against them are no longer barred from discussing the case among each other. Nauta, who serves as Trump’s personal aide, is currently with the former president in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention. The two were together when defense attorneys were trying to inform them the case was dismissed on Monday, according to people familiar. De Oliveira remains the property manager at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida. The release conditions placed on the three men were intended to ensure the integrity of the evidence in the case. Such conditions are the norm in the federal district where the criminal case was brought. The three had an additional restriction placed on them while they were defendants that explicitly barred them from commenting publicly on or talking in detail with dozens of possible witnesses from the investigation.
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