In a recent development, an IT employee at Donald Trump’s resort has made serious allegations against the former president and two of his aides. The employee, identified as “Trump Employee 4” in court documents, initially denied any involvement or knowledge regarding the deletion of security camera footage at Mar-a-Lago. However, after a change in legal representation and facing indictments for retaining classified information and obstructing the investigation, the IT worker altered his testimony, implicating Trump and his aides.
According to court documents, investigators had subpoenaed the security camera footage to investigate the alleged movement of classified material within the Florida resort. Trump, his aide Walt Nauta, and the Mar-a-Lago maintenance worker Carlos de Oliveira were later charged with crimes related to pressuring Employee 4 to delete the footage. Notably, the documents do not confirm whether the video was actually deleted, and Employee 4 resisted the alleged pressure. Trump, Nauta, and de Oliveira have all pleaded not guilty, with the former president denying any wrongdoing and criticizing the prosecution’s motives.
Prosecutors believe that Employee 4’s amended testimony was influenced by the change in legal representation, from a lawyer with potential conflicts of interest to a public defender in Washington, D.C. Special Counsel Jack Smith intends to call Employee 4 as a witness in the upcoming trial, raising concerns about potential conflicts between the former lawyer and Nauta’s defense. The former lawyer, Stanley Woodward, did not comment on the recent court documents but suggested in his own filing that there was no conflict and did not oppose a sealed hearing to address the issue. However, he requested the court to prevent Employee 4 from being called as a government witness, arguing that his amended testimony was obtained during a grand jury proceeding in Washington, D.C., while the case was being litigated in Florida.
As the special counsel overseeing the investigation, Smith has the authority to determine the location and scope of the inquiry. His team defended the out-of-district grand jury where Employee 4 testified, emphasizing that the perjury charge he faced also originated in Washington, D.C. The filing revealed that the grand jury in Washington recently expired but issued subpoenas for additional Mar-a-Lago security camera footage related to Employee 4’s false statements and the alleged pressure campaign.
Employee 4 changed legal counsel on July 5 after the potential conflict of interest was raised. In sealed proceedings, the former lawyer denied knowledge of any false testimony and indicated that Employee 4 could cooperate with the government as a witness if desired. The IT worker’s new public defender, appointed during that time, chose not to comment on the matter.
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