Trump aide Walt Nauta pleads not guilty in classified documents case after multiple hearing delays

Donald Trump’s aide Walt Nauta pleaded not guilty Thursday in Miami federal court in the classified document case involving the former president and 2024 GOP nominee.

Nauta, who was charged alongside Trump in June in an indictment alleging mishandling of classified documents, has appeared with a new Florida-based attorney to represent him as the case progresses.

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His arraignment was supposed to have happened twice before, but he had struggled to retain a Florida-licensed attorney and an appearance was postponed after his flight from Newark, New Jersey, was delayed for several hours and then canceled. as severe thunderstorms battered the northeast last month. .

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Walt Nauta, left, arrives for his arraignment with defense attorney Stanley Woodward, at the James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building in Miami, Thursday, July 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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Prior to his arraignment, Nauta hired Sasha Dadan, a criminal defense attorney and former public defender whose main law firm is in Fort Pierce, where the judge who would handle the trial is based. She appeared in court with Nauta, alongside her Washington attorney, Stanley Woodward, who pleaded not guilty on her behalf.

Former President Donald Trump stands with Walt Nauta during his visit to Pat’s King of Steaks in Philadelphia, Friday, June 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

The Associated Press contributed to this report.