Doj Moves To Drop Prosecution Of Former Trump Co-defendants In Classified Documents Case

The Justice Department on Wednesday moved to drop its effort to prosecute Donald Trump’s former co-defendants in special counsel Jack Smith’s classified documents case.

Prosecutors asked a federal appeals court to dismiss an appeal filed during the Biden administration that sought to reinstate criminal charges against two men Smith had charged alongside Trump.

The request from the interim U.S. attorney in Miami, Hayden O’Byrne, offered no explanation for the Justice Department’s decision to abandon the case against the two Trump allies: Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira.

Nauta and De Oliveira are Trump aides who were accused of helping Trump obstruct the investigation into classified documents stored at Mar-a-Lago after Trump’s first term. Smith charged them with obstructing justice and making false statements.