Judge Rejects Trump Codefendant Motion to Dismiss Classified Documents Case

Published on July 7, 2024

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on July 6 rejected a motion to dismiss the classified documents case special counsel Jack Smith is prosecuting. Walt Nauta, valet of former President Trump, was charged alongside the former president last year for allegedly obstructing law enforcement regarding classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. Mr. Nauta moved to dismiss the case based on selective and vindictive prosecution—a motion also separately raised by former President Trump. Such a motion requires the defendant to show that “similarly situated individuals were not prosecuted” and the prosecution was “motivated by a discriminatory purpose.” “Neither prong is satisfied here,” Judge Cannon wrote....

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