The Justice Department (DOJ) is teeing up the possible disqualification of the attorney representing Walt Nauta, one of former President Trump’s alleged co-conspirators in the Mar-a-Lago case, warn…

The Justice Department (DOJ) is teeing up the possible disqualification of the attorney representing Walt Nauta, one of former President Trump’s alleged co-conspirators in the Mar-a-Lago case, warning the lawyer may have conflicts of interest after representing numerous witnesses in the probe.

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
    10·
    1 year ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    The Justice Department (DOJ) is teeing up the possible disqualification of the attorney representing Walt Nauta, one of former President Trump’s alleged co-conspirators in the Mar-a-Lago case, warning the lawyer may have conflicts of interest after representing numerous witnesses in the probe.

    Stanley Woodward has represented “at least seven other individuals who have been questioned in connection with the investigation,” including those who have testified about Nauta, the DOJ disclosed Wednesday.

    The DOJ also asks the court to assess whether Nauta fully understands the risk associated with his current attorney.

    Taveras, the Mar-a-Lago employee responsible for overseeing security cameras, previously received a target letter in the probe, but after switching attorneys he flipped, prompting the superseding indictment that detailed Trump’s involvement in attempting to delete Mar-a-Lago security footage.

    That indictment also relied on information from Taveras that led to the naming of a third co-conspirator in the case, Carlos De Oliveira, a Mar-a-Lago property manager who helped Nauta move boxes and was part of the effort to delete the footage.

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  • gotnuffin@lemmy.world
    101·
    1 year ago

    Trump’s strip mall lawyers should be quietly shitting themselves by this point.

    I don’t Stan for anyone these days but I’m a bit in awe of Jack Smith SC. His hobbies include participating in triathlons FFS!?!

    If this all pans out it’ll make one hell of a movie.

    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      1 year ago

      “Jack Smith, Special Counsel” kind of sounds like a spy thriller. Just saying.

      Granted … they wouldn’t have to embellish to that extent to make interesting or gripping.

      But also, this is a power move. They want Nauta as a witness. Screwing over Nauta’s legal team… oh yeah. They just declared dominance.

  • jeffw@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    Holy shit, that’s pretty unethical. He represented the dudes who testified against his new client?