Trump's valet has been accused of trying to delay the classified documents case as much as possible.
The judge in Donald Trump's classified documents case has ordered Trump's co-accused to explain why he was so late in filing a motion.This is the second time in two weeks that Judge Aileen Cannon has demanded an explanation from Trump's valet, Walt Nauta, who is accused of hiding classified documents at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.The legal website Law And Crime called Cannon's order 'exceedingly rare.
''In a case marked by long delays over the handling of highly sensitive classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago, Nauta was seeking permission to use some of the discovery documents to undermine the prosecution case.In his redacted motion, filed in court on June 2, whole paragraphs are blacked out to avoid identifying witnesses or referencing classified documents.
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