Donald Trump's aide Walt Nauta pleaded not guilty Thursday morning in Miami federal court on charges he helped the former president hide classified documents stashed at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
Shortly before his 11 a.m. EST arraignment, Nauta was able to hire local attorney Sasha Dadan, a 34-year Republican criminal defense attorney who ran in 2018 for the Florida House. Nauta also showed up to the courthouse in-person for his arraignment at around 10:20 a.m. local time.
Nauta, 40, joined the former president on June 13 for his initial appearance but was not arraigned due to a lack of a lawyer licensed to practice in Florida. His arraignment was pushed back a second time in late June for the same issue.
Last month, Trump pleaded not guilty to 37 criminal counts for allegedly retaining national security records without authorization and obstructing justice.
