The Department of Justice indicted former President Donald Trump’s longtime aide Walt Nauta as part of its mishandling of classified documents investigation into the 45th president.
Nauta served as Trump’s military valet while he was in the White House, and then retired from the Navy to become his personal aide after the Republican left office.
The Washington Post reported Friday that federal prosecutors viewed Nauta as a key witness in its case against Trump, given the veteran’s responsibilities included handling boxes containing documents that had been shipped to the former president’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, after his term ended in January 2021 …