Jump to content

Walt Nauta: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
Specified United States in birth place
Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit
→‎Federal investigation and indictment: update refs, return non-communication order on Trump and Nauta (difficult given their positions)
Line 37: Line 37:


[[File:Classified documents at Mar-a-Lago 867c328616652a2ce0727e8e90c9df1d.png|thumb|left|Storage room with document boxes at Mar-a-Lago]]
[[File:Classified documents at Mar-a-Lago 867c328616652a2ce0727e8e90c9df1d.png|thumb|left|Storage room with document boxes at Mar-a-Lago]]
Nauta was called as a witness in the [[FBI investigation into Donald Trump's handling of government documents]], which began in 2022.<ref name="helderman" /> Investigators with the [[Smith special counsel investigation|independent special counsel investigation]] led by [[Jack Smith (lawyer)|Jack Smith]] came to doubt Nauta's account of his activities, and beginning in fall 2022 considered whether to charge him with crimes.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Haberman |first1=Maggie |last2=Goldman |first2=Adam |last3=Feuer |first3=Alan |last4=Protess |first4=Ben |last5=Schmidt |first5=Michael S. |authorlink5 = Michael S. Schmidt |title=Justice Dept. Intensifying Efforts to Determine if Trump Hid Documents sex |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/us/politics/trump-documents-subpoenas-justice-department.html |work=The New York Times |date=May 4, 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="OtherPerson">{{cite news |last1=Haberman |first1=Maggie |date=June 10, 2023 |title=Who Is Walt Nauta, the Other Person Indicted Along With Trump? |volume=172 |page=A13 |work=The New York Times |issue=59815 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/09/us/politics/walt-nauta-trump-documents-indictment.html |access-date=June 10, 2023 |issn=0362-4331 |language=en-US}}</ref> Nauta declined to cooperate with prosecutors, and on May 24, 2023, the special counsel formally notified Nauta that he was a [[Target letter|target of the investigation]].<ref name="OtherPerson" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Samuels |first1=Brett |last2=Beitsch |first2=Rebecca |last3=Schonfeld |first3=Zach |last4=Gans |first4=Jared |title=Five major revelations from Trump's federal indictment |url=https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/4042968-five-major-revelations-from-trumps-federal-indictment/ |work=The Hill |date=June 9, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
Nauta was called as a witness in the [[FBI investigation into Donald Trump's handling of government documents]], which began in 2022.<ref name="helderman" /> Investigators with the [[Smith special counsel investigation|independent special counsel investigation]] led by [[Jack Smith (lawyer)|Jack Smith]] came to doubt Nauta's account of his activities, and beginning in fall 2022 considered whether to charge him with crimes.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Haberman |first1=Maggie |authorlink1 = Maggie Haberman |last2=Goldman |first2=Adam |last3=Feuer |first3=Alan |last4=Protess |first4=Ben |last5=Schmidt |first5=Michael S. |authorlink5 = Michael S. Schmidt |title=Justice Dept. Intensifying Efforts to Determine if Trump Hid Documents sex |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/us/politics/trump-documents-subpoenas-justice-department.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 4, 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="OtherPerson">{{cite news |last1=Haberman |first1=Maggie |authorlink1 = Maggie Haberman |date=June 10, 2023 |title=Who Is Walt Nauta, the Other Person Indicted Along With Trump? |volume=172 |page=A13 |work=[[The New York Times]] |issue=59815 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/09/us/politics/walt-nauta-trump-documents-indictment.html |access-date=June 10, 2023 |issn=0362-4331 |language=en-US}}</ref> Nauta declined to cooperate with prosecutors, and on May 24, 2023, the special counsel formally notified Nauta that he was a [[Target letter|target of the investigation]].<ref name="OtherPerson" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Samuels |first1=Brett |last2=Beitsch |first2=Rebecca |last3=Schonfeld |first3=Zach |last4=Gans |first4=Jared |title=Five major revelations from Trump's federal indictment |url=https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/4042968-five-major-revelations-from-trumps-federal-indictment/ |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |date=June 9, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>


On June 8, 2023, Nauta was co-indicted with Trump by a federal grand jury in the [[U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida]], based in Miami. Nauta was indicted on six counts: [[Criminal conspiracy|conspiracy]] to [[Obstruction of justice|obstruct justice]], [[Tampering with evidence#Spoliation|withholding a document or record]], corruptly concealing a document or record, [[Obstructing an official proceeding|corruptly concealing a document in a federal investigation]], [[Cover-up|scheme to conceal]], and [[making false statements]] and representations.<ref name="Indictment">{{cite web |date=June 9, 2023 |title=Indictment; ''United States of America v. Donald J. Trump and Waltine Nauta'' |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_of_America_v._Donald_J._Trump_and_Waltine_Nauta.pdf |access-date=June 9, 2023 |website=[[Wikimedia Commons|commons.wikimedia.org]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="CNNInd" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/06/09/trump-body-man-walt-nauta-indicted-in-classified-documents-case/70306536007/ |title=Trump aide Walt Nauta indicted in classified docs case. Who is he? |first=Josh |last=Meyer |authorlink=Josh Meyer |work=[[USA Today]] |date=June 9, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> At the time of the indictment, Nauta was with Trump at [[Trump National Golf Club Bedminster]].<ref name="CNNInd" />
On June 8, 2023, Nauta was co-indicted with Trump by a federal grand jury in the [[U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida]], based in Miami. Nauta was indicted on six counts: [[Criminal conspiracy|conspiracy]] to [[Obstruction of justice|obstruct justice]], [[Tampering with evidence#Spoliation|withholding a document or record]], corruptly concealing a document or record, [[Obstructing an official proceeding|corruptly concealing a document in a federal investigation]], [[Cover-up|scheme to conceal]], and [[making false statements]] and representations.<ref name="Indictment">{{cite web |date=June 9, 2023 |title=Indictment; ''United States of America v. Donald J. Trump and Waltine Nauta'' |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_of_America_v._Donald_J._Trump_and_Waltine_Nauta.pdf |access-date=June 9, 2023 |website=[[Wikimedia Commons|commons.wikimedia.org]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="CNNInd" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/06/09/trump-body-man-walt-nauta-indicted-in-classified-documents-case/70306536007/ |title=Trump aide Walt Nauta indicted in classified docs case. Who is he? |first=Josh |last=Meyer |authorlink=Josh Meyer |work=[[USA Today]] |date=June 9, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> At the time of the indictment, Nauta was with Trump at [[Trump National Golf Club Bedminster]].<ref name="CNNInd" />
Line 44: Line 44:
According to the subsequent [[indictment]], in the waning days of Trump's term in office, both Trump and Nauta packed items from the White House to ship to [[Mar-a-Lago]] in [[Florida]].<ref name="NBCProfile" /> The indictment alleges that, between November 2021 and January 2022, Nauta, acting under Trump's direction, moved boxes that included illegally retained [[classified information in the United States|classified documents]] and [[National security|national defense]]-related documents from a storage room at Mar-a-Lago to Trump's residence.<ref name="Indictment" /><ref name="CNNInd">{{cite news |last1=Perez |first1=Evan |last2=Murray |first2=Sara |authorlink2=Sara Murray (journalist) |last3=Sneed |first3=Tierney |last4=Herb |first4=Jeremy |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/09/politics/walt-nauta-trump-indicted/index.html |title=Trump aide Walt Nauta indicted in classified documents case |work=[[CNN]] |date=June 9, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
According to the subsequent [[indictment]], in the waning days of Trump's term in office, both Trump and Nauta packed items from the White House to ship to [[Mar-a-Lago]] in [[Florida]].<ref name="NBCProfile" /> The indictment alleges that, between November 2021 and January 2022, Nauta, acting under Trump's direction, moved boxes that included illegally retained [[classified information in the United States|classified documents]] and [[National security|national defense]]-related documents from a storage room at Mar-a-Lago to Trump's residence.<ref name="Indictment" /><ref name="CNNInd">{{cite news |last1=Perez |first1=Evan |last2=Murray |first2=Sara |authorlink2=Sara Murray (journalist) |last3=Sneed |first3=Tierney |last4=Herb |first4=Jeremy |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/09/politics/walt-nauta-trump-indicted/index.html |title=Trump aide Walt Nauta indicted in classified documents case |work=[[CNN]] |date=June 9, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>


The indictment also alleges that, after a [[federal grand jury]] issued a [[subpoena]] in May 2022 requiring the return of the government documents, Nauta assisted Trump in concealing documents from the grand jury, the [[FBI]], and Trump's own lawyers.<ref name="cbs" /><ref name="CoDefendants">{{cite news |last1=Stein |first1=Perry |last2=Hsu |first2=Spencer S. |last3=Dawsey |first3=Josh |date=June 9, 2023 |title=Trump and his valet Walt Nauta: Forever linked as codefendants |language=en-US |volume=146 |pages=A1 and A5 |work=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/06/09/walt-nauta-indicted-trump-classified-documents/ |authorlink3=Josh Dawsey}}</ref> It specifically alleges that Trump and Nauta misled a lawyer (referenced in the indictment as "Attorney 1," and identified as [[Evan Corcoran]]) who was working on gathering documents to comply with the subpoena.<ref name="CoDefendants" /> According to the indictment, between May 23, 2022 (when Trump met with his attorneys) and June 2, 2023 (when Corcoran told Trump he planned to search a storage room in Mar-a-Lago for documents sought by the subpoena), Nauta was seen on surveillance video removing 64 boxes from a storage room and delivering them to Trump's residence, then returning only 30 boxes to the room.<ref name="CoDefendants" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Haberman |first1=Maggie |authorlink1 = Maggie Haberman |last2=Feuer |first2=Alan |date=October 13, 2022 |title=Trump Aide Was Seen on Security Footage Moving Boxes at Mar-a-Lago |page=A21 |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/12/us/politics/trump-mar-a-lago-walt-nauta.html |access-date=June 10, 2023 |issn=0362-4331 |language=en-US}}</ref> The indictment states that Nauta lied to FBI investigators in May 2022, by falsely claiming he was not aware of boxes being brought to Trump's residence for Trump's review.<ref name="Indictment" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Feuer |first1=Alan |last2=Haberman |first2=Maggie |last3=Swan |first3=Jonathan |date=June 12, 2023 |title=How Walt Nauta, a Personal Aide, Came to Be Charged as Trump’s Co-Conspirator |volume=172 |page=A13 |newspaper=The New York Times |issue=59817 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/11/us/politics/walt-nauta-trump-documents.html |access-date=12 June 2023 |authorlink3=Jonathan Swan}}</ref> The charges are punishable by up to 90 years in prison.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/65862112|title=Who is Walt Nauta, the aide charged alongside Donald Trump?|date=June 9, 2023|via=www.bbc.com}}</ref>
The indictment also alleges that, after a [[federal grand jury]] issued a [[subpoena]] in May 2022 requiring the return of the government documents, Nauta assisted Trump in concealing documents from the grand jury, the [[FBI]], and Trump's own lawyers.<ref name="cbs" /><ref name="CoDefendants">{{cite news |last1=Stein |first1=Perry |last2=Hsu |first2=Spencer S. |last3=Dawsey |first3=Josh |date=June 9, 2023 |title=Trump and his valet Walt Nauta: Forever linked as codefendants |language=en-US |volume=146 |pages=A1 and A5 |work=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/06/09/walt-nauta-indicted-trump-classified-documents/ |authorlink3=Josh Dawsey}}</ref> It specifically alleges that Trump and Nauta misled a lawyer (referenced in the indictment as "Attorney 1," and identified as [[Evan Corcoran]]) who was working on gathering documents to comply with the subpoena.<ref name="CoDefendants" /> According to the indictment, between May 23, 2022 (when Trump met with his attorneys) and June 2, 2023 (when Corcoran told Trump he planned to search a storage room in Mar-a-Lago for documents sought by the subpoena), Nauta was seen on surveillance video removing 64 boxes from a storage room and delivering them to Trump's residence, then returning only 30 boxes to the room.<ref name="CoDefendants" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Haberman |first1=Maggie |authorlink1 = Maggie Haberman |last2=Feuer |first2=Alan |date=October 13, 2022 |title=Trump Aide Was Seen on Security Footage Moving Boxes at Mar-a-Lago |page=A21 |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/12/us/politics/trump-mar-a-lago-walt-nauta.html |access-date=June 10, 2023 |issn=0362-4331 |language=en-US}}</ref> The indictment states that Nauta lied to FBI investigators in May 2022, by falsely claiming he was not aware of boxes being brought to Trump's residence for Trump's review.<ref name="Indictment" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Feuer |first1=Alan |last2=Haberman |first2=Maggie |authorlink2=Maggie Haberman |last3=Swan |first3=Jonathan |authorlink3=Jonathan Swan |date=June 12, 2023 |title=How Walt Nauta, a Personal Aide, Came to Be Charged as Trump’s Co-Conspirator |volume=172 |page=A13 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |issue=59817 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/11/us/politics/walt-nauta-trump-documents.html |access-date=12 June 2023}}</ref> The charges are punishable by up to 90 years in prison.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/65862112|title=Who is Walt Nauta, the aide charged alongside Donald Trump?|date=June 9, 2023|via=www.bbc.com|work=[[BBC]]}}</ref>


Nauta did not enter a plea during his [[Federal prosecution of Donald Trump#Arraignment|June 13 arraignment]];<ref name = NYT13June>{{cite news|first1 = Maggie|last1 = Haberman|first2 = Alan|last2 = Feuer|date = June 13, 2023|title = Trump Ordered Not to Discuss Case With His Aide and Co-Defendant|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/us/politics/trump-nauta-indictment.html|access-date = June 14, 2023|newspaper = The New York Times}}</ref> he is expected to do so on June 27.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pereira |first=Ivan |last2=Bruggeman |first2=Lucien |last3=Katersky |first3=Aaron |date=13 June 2023 |title=Trump federal indictment: What happens next? |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-federal-indictment/story?id=99972568 |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref> Trump pleaded not guilty to all 37 counts, and both men were released on their [[own recognizance]].<ref>{{cite news|last1 = Thrush|first1 = Glenn|authorlink1 = Glenn Thrush|last2 = Nehamas|first2 = Nicholas|last3 = Sullivan|first3 = Eileen|authorlink3 = Eileen Sullivan|date = June 13, 2023|title = Trump Pleads Not Guilty in Documents Case|url = https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/06/13/us/trump-indictment-arraignment-court/here-is-the-latest-on-the-trumps-court-appearance|access-date = June 14, 2023|newspaper = The New York Times}}</ref> Nauta's lawyer is being paid by Trump’s political-action committee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/06/walt-nauta-donald-trump-bag-man/674407/|title=Trump’s Bag Man|first=David A.|last=Graham|date=June 15, 2023|website=The Atlantic}}</ref>
Nauta did not enter a plea during his [[Federal prosecution of Donald Trump#Arraignment|June 13 arraignment]];<ref name = NYT13June /> he is expected to be represented by Stanley Woodward<ref>{{cite news|last = Lowell|first = Hugo|authorlink = Hugo Lowell|date = June 13, 2023|title = Trump finds no new lawyers for court appearance in Mar-a-Lago case|work = [[The Guardian]]|url = https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/13/trump-finds-no-new-lawyers-mar-a-lago-documents-arraignment|access-date = June 14, 2023}}</ref> when he does so on June 27.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pereira |first=Ivan |last2=Bruggeman |first2=Lucien |last3=Katersky |first3=Aaron |authorlink3=Aaron Katersky |date=13 June 2023 |title=Trump federal indictment: What happens next? |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-federal-indictment/story?id=99972568 |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=[[ABC News]] |language=en}}</ref> Trump pleaded not guilty to all 37 counts, and both men were released on their [[own recognizance]].<ref>{{cite news|last1 = Thrush|first1 = Glenn|authorlink1 = Glenn Thrush|last2 = Nehamas|first2 = Nicholas|last3 = Sullivan|first3 = Eileen|authorlink3 = Eileen Sullivan|date = June 13, 2023|title = Trump Pleads Not Guilty in Documents Case|url = https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/06/13/us/trump-indictment-arraignment-court/here-is-the-latest-on-the-trumps-court-appearance|access-date = June 14, 2023|newspaper = The New York Times}}</ref> Nauta's lawyer is being paid by Trump’s political-action committee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/06/walt-nauta-donald-trump-bag-man/674407/|title=Trump’s Bag Man|first=David A.|last=Graham|date=June 15, 2023|website=[[The Atlantic]]}}</ref> As is common in criminal matters, the co-defendants were instructed that all case-related discussions must occur through their lawyers. A similar restriction applies to communications with witnesses. Trump and Nauta remain free to converse on topics unrelated to the case.<ref name = NYT13June>{{cite news|first1 = Maggie|last1 = Haberman|authorlink1 = Maggie Haberman|first2 = Alan|last2 = Feuer|date = June 13, 2023|title = Trump Ordered Not to Discuss Case With His Aide and Co-Defendant|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/us/politics/trump-nauta-indictment.html|access-date = June 14, 2023|newspaper = [[The New York Times]]}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 03:57, 17 June 2023

Walt Nauta
Nauta in the U.S. Navy (2008)
Born
Waltine Torre Nauta, Jr.[1]

1982 or 1983 (age 41–42)[2]
Hågat, Guam, United States[2]
Occupation(s)Valet and body man
Known forIndictment with Donald Trump on federal charges

Waltine Torre Nauta, Jr.[1] (born 1982 or 1983[2]) is an American butler and body man to former US president Donald Trump. While a U.S. Navy petty officer, he was Trump's valet at the White House. After Trump's term ended, Nauta continued to work for Trump at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club and residence. In June 2023, Trump and Nauta were indicted by a federal grand jury; Nauta was charged with six counts of federal crimes.

The charges against Nauta related to allegations that he, acting under Trump's direction, moved boxes that included illegally retained classified documents and national defense-related documents to Trump's residence, and then lied about it to federal investigators. He was indicted for conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding a document or record, corruptly concealing a document or record, corruptly concealing a document in a federal investigation, scheme to conceal, and making false statements and representations. The charges are punishable by up to 90 years in prison.

Early life

Nauta was born in the small village of Hågat, Guam, and grew up there with five siblings.[3][4] He graduated from Southern High School in the nearby village of Sånta Rita-Sumai.[2][5]

Career

Nauta enlisted in the U.S. Navy in July 2001.[2] He was a cook, with the rating of culinary specialist.[1] Among his Navy postings were stints with a strike fighter squadron in California, and at a submarine base in Georgia.[6] In 2012, he was assigned to the Presidential Food Service, which manages the White House Mess as part of the White House Military Office.[1][7]

During the presidency of Donald Trump, Nauta became a personal valet to the president.[8] He was responsible for responding to the Presidential call button, including when the president requested Diet Cokes, which Nauta would bring to Trump on a silver platter.[1][6] Nauta was promoted to senior chief petty officer in September 2020.[8]

When Trump's term of office ended in January 2021, Nauta accompanied him to Mar-a-Lago, where he worked as Trump's butler and body man.[1][9] He frequently traveled with Trump to public appearances and campaign events.[1] By August 2021, Nauta was on the payroll of Trump's political action committee, the Save America PAC.[1] Nauta's service in the Navy ended in September 2021.[8] He was also paid by Trump's 2024 presidential campaign beginning in November 2022.[1]

Federal investigation and indictment

Storage room with document boxes at Mar-a-Lago

Nauta was called as a witness in the FBI investigation into Donald Trump's handling of government documents, which began in 2022.[2] Investigators with the independent special counsel investigation led by Jack Smith came to doubt Nauta's account of his activities, and beginning in fall 2022 considered whether to charge him with crimes.[10][11] Nauta declined to cooperate with prosecutors, and on May 24, 2023, the special counsel formally notified Nauta that he was a target of the investigation.[11][12]

On June 8, 2023, Nauta was co-indicted with Trump by a federal grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, based in Miami. Nauta was indicted on six counts: conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding a document or record, corruptly concealing a document or record, corruptly concealing a document in a federal investigation, scheme to conceal, and making false statements and representations.[13][14][15] At the time of the indictment, Nauta was with Trump at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster.[14]

June 8, 2023, Indictment of Trump and Nauta.

According to the subsequent indictment, in the waning days of Trump's term in office, both Trump and Nauta packed items from the White House to ship to Mar-a-Lago in Florida.[1] The indictment alleges that, between November 2021 and January 2022, Nauta, acting under Trump's direction, moved boxes that included illegally retained classified documents and national defense-related documents from a storage room at Mar-a-Lago to Trump's residence.[13][14]

The indictment also alleges that, after a federal grand jury issued a subpoena in May 2022 requiring the return of the government documents, Nauta assisted Trump in concealing documents from the grand jury, the FBI, and Trump's own lawyers.[7][16] It specifically alleges that Trump and Nauta misled a lawyer (referenced in the indictment as "Attorney 1," and identified as Evan Corcoran) who was working on gathering documents to comply with the subpoena.[16] According to the indictment, between May 23, 2022 (when Trump met with his attorneys) and June 2, 2023 (when Corcoran told Trump he planned to search a storage room in Mar-a-Lago for documents sought by the subpoena), Nauta was seen on surveillance video removing 64 boxes from a storage room and delivering them to Trump's residence, then returning only 30 boxes to the room.[16][17] The indictment states that Nauta lied to FBI investigators in May 2022, by falsely claiming he was not aware of boxes being brought to Trump's residence for Trump's review.[13][18] The charges are punishable by up to 90 years in prison.[19]

Nauta did not enter a plea during his June 13 arraignment;[20] he is expected to be represented by Stanley Woodward[21] when he does so on June 27.[22] Trump pleaded not guilty to all 37 counts, and both men were released on their own recognizance.[23] Nauta's lawyer is being paid by Trump’s political-action committee.[24] As is common in criminal matters, the co-defendants were instructed that all case-related discussions must occur through their lawyers. A similar restriction applies to communications with witnesses. Trump and Nauta remain free to converse on topics unrelated to the case.[20]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Ainsley, Julia; Haake, Garrett; Edelman, Adam; O'Donnell, Kelly (June 9, 2023). "Trump aide Walt Nauta also indicted in classified documents case". NBC News.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Helderman, Rosalind S.; Ye Hee Lee, Michelle; Dawsey, Josh; Harris, Shane; Parker, Ashley; Barrett, Devlin (March 18, 2023). "The aide who stayed: Walt Nauta, key witness in Trump documents case". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  3. ^ Bevan Hurley (June 14, 2023). "Who is Donald Trump's indicted 'body man' Walt Nauta?". The Independent.
  4. ^ Bailey, Chelsea (June 9, 2023). "Who is Walt Nauta, the aide charged alongside Donald Trump?". BBC News. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  5. ^ McLaughlin, Kelly (June 13, 2023). "Meet Waltine Nauta, Trump's 'Diet Coke valet' who's now his co-defendant on federal charges". Yahoo News. Associated Press. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Ballhaus, Rebecca (June 10, 2023). "Walt Nauta, Trump's Valet, Charged Alongside His Boss". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  7. ^ a b O'Kane, Caitlin (June 9, 2023). "Who is Walt Nauta — and why was the Trump aide also indicted in the documents case?". CBS News.
  8. ^ a b c Barrett, Devlin (October 13, 2022). "Key Mar-a-Lago witness said to be former White House employee". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  9. ^ Hartmann, Margaret (March 21, 2023). "Diet Coke Valet Is Trump's Most Loyal Aide". New York Magazine: "Intelligencer". Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  10. ^ Haberman, Maggie; Goldman, Adam; Feuer, Alan; Protess, Ben; Schmidt, Michael S. (May 4, 2023). "Justice Dept. Intensifying Efforts to Determine if Trump Hid Documents sex". The New York Times.
  11. ^ a b Haberman, Maggie (June 10, 2023). "Who Is Walt Nauta, the Other Person Indicted Along With Trump?". The New York Times. Vol. 172, no. 59815. p. A13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  12. ^ Samuels, Brett; Beitsch, Rebecca; Schonfeld, Zach; Gans, Jared (June 9, 2023). "Five major revelations from Trump's federal indictment". The Hill.
  13. ^ a b c "Indictment; United States of America v. Donald J. Trump and Waltine Nauta" (PDF). commons.wikimedia.org. June 9, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  14. ^ a b c Perez, Evan; Murray, Sara; Sneed, Tierney; Herb, Jeremy (June 9, 2023). "Trump aide Walt Nauta indicted in classified documents case". CNN.
  15. ^ Meyer, Josh (June 9, 2023). "Trump aide Walt Nauta indicted in classified docs case. Who is he?". USA Today.
  16. ^ a b c Stein, Perry; Hsu, Spencer S.; Dawsey, Josh (June 9, 2023). "Trump and his valet Walt Nauta: Forever linked as codefendants". The Washington Post. Vol. 146. pp. A1 and A5.
  17. ^ Haberman, Maggie; Feuer, Alan (October 13, 2022). "Trump Aide Was Seen on Security Footage Moving Boxes at Mar-a-Lago". The New York Times. p. A21. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  18. ^ Feuer, Alan; Haberman, Maggie; Swan, Jonathan (June 12, 2023). "How Walt Nauta, a Personal Aide, Came to Be Charged as Trump's Co-Conspirator". The New York Times. Vol. 172, no. 59817. p. A13. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  19. ^ "Who is Walt Nauta, the aide charged alongside Donald Trump?". BBC. June 9, 2023 – via www.bbc.com.
  20. ^ a b Haberman, Maggie; Feuer, Alan (June 13, 2023). "Trump Ordered Not to Discuss Case With His Aide and Co-Defendant". The New York Times. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  21. ^ Lowell, Hugo (June 13, 2023). "Trump finds no new lawyers for court appearance in Mar-a-Lago case". The Guardian. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  22. ^ Pereira, Ivan; Bruggeman, Lucien; Katersky, Aaron (June 13, 2023). "Trump federal indictment: What happens next?". ABC News. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  23. ^ Thrush, Glenn; Nehamas, Nicholas; Sullivan, Eileen (June 13, 2023). "Trump Pleads Not Guilty in Documents Case". The New York Times. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  24. ^ Graham, David A. (June 15, 2023). "Trump's Bag Man". The Atlantic.

External links