Mar-a-Lago IT director strikes deal with Jack Smith, avoids charges related to Trump classified docs case
The former president has vehemently denied any wrongdoing in the case and has pleaded not guilty to all charges, as have de Oliveira and Nauta
The director of information technology at Mar-a-Lago has agreed to cooperate with special counsel Jack Smith in a deal that will allow him to avoid criminal charges in the federal case over former President Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents, a new court filing shows.
The witness — described in a Justice Department court filing dated Tuesday as “Trump Employee 4” and identified by several media outlets as Yuscil Taveras — had previously recanted “false testimony” in the classified documents case, after switching lawyers and learning that he had left himself exposed to possible perjury charges. ---More...
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