Obstruction Charges Against Trump Allies Stand After Judge’s Ruling on Dismissal Requests
West Palm Beach, Florida – A U.S. District Judge in Florida has denied requests from two co-defendants of Donald Trump to dismiss charges against them in a case involving classified documents. The judge ruled that federal prosecutors have provided enough evidence for the obstruction counts, rejecting arguments from Trump employees Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira that the charges lacked sufficient basis. The attorneys for Nauta and De Oliveira contended that the indictment did not …