Who is Walt Nauta, Trump’s loyal assistant who did not betray him and who could now spend decades in prison?

Walt Nauta, the man who was looking for the Coca Cola Diet to donald trump when he was in the White House, he could spend decades in prison. His role in the plot of the classified documents that the former president took away has put him in the crosshairs of the justice of USA. Like his current employer, she was in Miami for the arraignment Tuesday.

Nauta40, is charged with conspiracy, making false statements and concealing classified documents in complicity with Trump to thwart government attempts to recover them.

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According to the 49-page indictment revealed on Friday of last week by the special prosecutor Jack Smith, Walt Nauta played a crucial role in Trump’s plan.

Walt Nauta picks up a phone from former President Donald Trump during the LIV Golf Pro-Am at Trump National Golf Club, Thursday, May 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

First Nauta helped pack boxes of documents before Trump left the White House in January 2021.

Then, by order of the tycoon, between May 11, 2022 and June 3, 2022, he repeatedly moved them to various rooms in sea-a-lakethe Florida residence of the former president, according to the indictment.

The court document mentions that he took a total of 64 boxes from the warehouse, but he only returned about 30 and that it is unknown where the rest are.

The indictment also says that Nauta he saw that several boxes had fallen over, leaving the documents exposed on the floor. Trump’s aide took photos and shared them. In the footage, he captured a document warning that it was restricted only to the Five Eyes intelligence alliance between the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

Documents on the floor at Donald Trump’s house. (AFP).

According to Telemundo, from the beginning Walt Nauta was key to the Trump investigation.

FBI agents questioned him about the movement of boxes within sea-a-lake weeks before executing a search warrant on the property. However, he did not cooperate.

Boxes of documents stored on the stage of the White and Gold Ballroom at Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump’s private club. (AFP). (HANDOUT/)

The indictment says that Nauta lied to the agents when he said that he was not aware that boxes with documents had been moved in the mansion.

And when the FBI asked him if he knew where in the house the boxes were, he said, “I wish I could tell you. I don’t know. I honestly don’t know.”

Now Nauta He faces six federal charges, including conspiracy to obstruct justice, corruptly concealing a document or record, and making false statements.

After knowing his inclusion in the accusation, Trump praised him on social media, saying he was “a wonderful man” who had “done a fantastic job.”

“They are trying to destroy his life, like the lives of so many others, in the hope that he will say bad things about ‘Trump.’ He is strong, brave and a Great Patriot. The FBI and the Department of Justice are CORRUPT!”Trump wrote.

Walt Nauta (left) with Donald Trump. (AP).

Walt Nauta40, is a veteran of the United States Navy.

According to The New York Times, he was born in the US territory of Guam and enlisted in the Navy in 2001.

During the Presidency of donald trump worked in the White House.

Already serving in the cafeteria with White House military personnel, he rose through the ranks to become Senior Culinary Specialist.

Later, Trump elevated his role and made him his military aide.

Nauta He served as the president’s private secretary and was one of the magnate’s most valued assistants.

Once Trump left power, Nauta retired from the Navy and went to work directly for Trump at his residence in sea-a-lake as your personal assistant.

In an interview with the Washington Post before Nauta was accused, his relatives in Guam They described him as a “good guy” who moved to the United States “to enjoy his life, not to cause trouble.”

Pauline Torre, his mother, said the fact that her son was selected to serve the president “says it all.”

Instead, her aunt Elly Nauta claimed that Walt he did everything “under the direction of the former president.”

“All he was told was to put the boxes where they were supposed to be.r”, said Elly Nauta.

Former President Donald Trump leaves the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. United States Courthouse, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

At Tuesday’s hearing in Miami, Nauta he asked the judge for more time for the formal arraignment against him because he did not have a local lawyer.

Judge john goodman He agreed to the request and scheduled a new hearing for Nauta on June 27, this time with Judge Edwin Torres.

While after Trump’s reading of charges on Tuesday, the court prohibited him from discussing the case with Nauta.

Ty Cobb, the former White House attorney who defended Trump during the Russiagate investigation, told the AP agency that he felt sorry for Nautawhom he described as a dutiful worker who “nods and then does what he’s told to do.”

“I think that Walt he is easy prey for the president because he is a dedicated patriot,” he said. “The proudest moment he had was being named assistant to the president, and sadly, the president he was named after was Trump.”

The lawyer recalled that Nauta He stopped by her house and brought her sodas when she was working late.

“I think it’s really sad that people couldn’t convince him that his loyalty was misplaced.”said Cobb of the decision to Nauta not to cooperate with prosecutors. “He should be a witness. He shouldn’t be a defendant.”

Source: Elcomercio