Carlos De Oliveira the MaraLago property manager and newest codefendant in the special counsels criminal case charging former President Donald Trump and his staff with mishandling classified information made his initial appearance in a Miami courtroom on Monday . On Monday he was informed of his rights as a criminal defendant but did not enter a formal plea during the roughly minute hearing . He will be arraigned on August in Ft. Pierce Florida where the case will be tried . Trump and aide Walt Nauta have already pleaded not guilty after initially being indicted in June . Trump is accused of mishandling several classified documents he had taken with him from the White House . The special counsel’s office added to those allegations on Thursday saying that the three men together tried to delete security footage the Justice Department sought as part of its investigation . After the security footage was subpoenaed by investigators De Oliveir allegedly told the director of IT at MaraLago that the boss wanted the server the footage was kept on deleted according to the indictment . He also allegedly tried to hide the documents from investigators . The indictment also alleges that Trump schemed with NautA a Navy veteran and Trumps close aide to hide them from investigators to cover up the documents . The case has been described as ‘a cover-up to cover the cover up for months’ and that they tried to cover it up for several months . De Oliveiroira did not have a lawyer for months. Several people close to Trump as well as people who frequently visited MaraLago. He has said that De Oliveiri. He did not say that he did not speak to Trump. He declined to speak to anyone else. He said that he has said he has not spoken to anyone. He is not known. He was a maintenance worker
Mar-a-Lago property manager makes first court appearance in classified documents case . Mar
