Who’s who in the Trump documents case
Post Reports
The Washington Post
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🗓️ 14 June 2023
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Today on “Post Reports,” we catch up on the cast of characters in the Trump documents case: from his aide and co-defendant Walt Nauta to special counsel Jack Smith to the Trump-appointed judge, Aileen Cannon.
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Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal charges that he broke the law dozens of times by keeping and hiding top-secret documents in his Florida home — the first hearing in a historic court case that could alter the country’s political and legal landscape.
Today we have a who’s who of the case — from Trump’s valet and co-defendant Walt Nauta to the Trump-appointed judge, Aileen Cannon, who will play a pivotal role in the trial.
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| 0:00.0 | So you may have heard a bunch of new names related to this Trump documents case. |
| 0:07.4 | We have Trump's aide Walnutta, special counsel Jack Smith, and of course this judge overseeing |
| 0:12.6 | it all, Eileen Cannon. |
| 0:16.4 | This is my colleague Amber Phillips. |
| 0:18.4 | She's the politics reporter for the post. |
| 0:20.7 | So Trump faces 37 charges related to his handling of classified documents, authorities |
| 0:26.0 | alleged that he took them out of the White House when he was supposed to give them back, |
| 0:30.0 | and then that he hid them and then lied about having them to investigators. |
| 0:34.8 | And it's serious because authorities say classified documents are supposed to be kept |
| 0:38.7 | under lock and key to protect the military, spies, secrets the United States has all to |
| 0:46.1 | keep America safe. |
| 0:49.2 | From the newsroom of the Washington Post, this is Post Reports. |
| 0:53.1 | I'm Rhonda Colvin, your guest host today. |
| 0:56.0 | It's Wednesday, June 14th. |
| 0:59.0 | Today we have a who's who in the Trump documents case. |
| 1:02.2 | We'll get you caught up on everything you need to know about the judge, Trump's legal |
| 1:06.7 | team, and his mysterious aide who is now a co-defendant. |
| 1:13.8 | So Amber, we weren't able to see inside the courthouse yesterday when this all happened, |
| 1:18.7 | but let's talk about who is there with Trump. |
| 1:21.1 | First is legal team. |
| 1:22.3 | What did that look like? |
| 1:23.6 | Trump actually struggled, Rhonda, the day before his indictment to get a legal team together. |
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