The Justice Department moved on Wednesday to terminate its case against President Donald Trump ‘s two co-defendants in Florida, a reversal after the department, under special counsel Jack Smith, had attempted to keep the classified documents charges against the pair alive.

Without an explanation, the DOJ asked an appeals court to end its challenge against a prior decision to throw out its prosecution of valet Walt Nauta and property manager Carlos De Oliveira.

The DOJ on Wednesday moved to dismiss the criminal charges against Trump's co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. The post ‘With prejudice’: Trump’s DOJ moves to drop charges against president’s co-defendants in Mar-a-Lago classified documents case first appeared on Law & Crime.

Walt Nauta, an aide to President Trump, and Carlos de Oliveira, former property manager at Mar-a-Lago, were charged alongside the president in 2023. They all pleaded not guilty.

The request offered no explanation for the Justice Department’s decision to abandon the case against the two Trump allies.

Judge Aileen M. Cannon ruled that special counsel Jack Smith was unlawfully appointed and had no authority to prosecute Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump had been charged in the case with crimes related to retaining classified documents and obstructing efforts to recover them.

Federal prosecutors in Florida moved to dismiss its appeal in the Mar-a-Lago case, pushing to bring an end to the classified documents case. The motion, which comes after the U.S. Attorney’s

Judge Ralph R. Erickson found that GE filed a notice of removal within the proper 30-day window after receiving a complaint from Monsanto, now owned by Bayer.

The following chart compares the total number of multistate lawsuits filed against each presidential administration between 1981 and 2025, according to the State Litigation and AG Activity Database.

Walt Nauta, an aide to President Trump, and Carlos de Oliveira, former property manager at Mar-a-Lago, were charged alongside the president in 2023. They all pleaded not guilty.

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