In a Miami courtroom, Walt Nauta, an aide of former President Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty Thursday to helping Mr. Trump hide classified documents from law enforcement.
Mr. Nauta was indicted last month in special counsel Jack Smith’s probe of the former president’s handling of classified documents. Although he was initially scheduled to appear in court alongside Mr. Trump on June 13, his arraignment was postponed as he did not have a defense attorney who was authorized to practice in Florida.
Last week, the date was pushed back again due to a canceled flight.
Ahead of his arraignment, Mr. Nauta hired Sasha Dadan, a criminal defense attorney and former public defender based in Fort Pierce, where the judge handling the trial is based. Ms. Dadan appeared in court with Mr. Nauta and his Washington lawyer, Mr. Stanley Woodward, who entered the not-guilty plea on behalf of his client….