Trump’s co-defendants in classified documents case ask judge to dismiss charges against them

By STEPHANY MATAT and ERIC TUCKER
Associated Press

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — Lawyers for two co-defendants of former President Donald Trump in the Florida classified documents case have asked a judge to dismiss charges against them. Trump valet Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira are charged with conspiring with Trump to obstruct an FBI investigation into the hoarding of classified documents at the former president’s Palm Beach estate. All three have pleaded not guilty. Lawyers for Nauta and De Oliveira asked U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon during a Friday hearing to throw out charges against them. The request is opposed by special counsel Jack Smith’s team. The judge didn’t immediately rule.