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Nauta, made his initial appearance alongside Trump on June 13
but was not arraigned for lack of a lawyer licensed to practice
in Florida. His arraignment was postponed a second time in late
June for the same reason.
Trump, front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential
nomination, pleaded not guilty to 37 criminal counts for
allegedly retaining national security documents without
authorization and obstructing justice.
Nauta, a former White House valet and now a Trump aide, faces
six counts of conspiracy to obstruct justice, false statements,
and withholding and concealing documents.
Prosecutors allege Nauta hid boxes of documents from Trump's
lawyers who were searching for classified material sought by the
U.S. Justice Department. He also is accused of lying to
investigators during a voluntary interview.
Prosecutors have asked U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to
delay the trial until Dec. 11. She had set an initial trial date
of Aug. 14.
Trump is the first U.S. president past or present to face
criminal charges in both federal and state courts.
In addition to the documents case, Trump was charged in New York
with allegedly falsifying business records to cover up hush
money payments to a porn star during his 2016 presidential
campaign. He pleaded not guilty also in that case.
Trump denies wrongdoing and says the investigations are part of
a political plot against him.
Cannon has set a July 14 hearing over how classified information
in the case will be handled. Legal experts have said the
complexities surrounding the use of highly classified documents
as evidence are likely to delay Trump's trial.
(Reporting by Jack Queen in Miami; Additional reporting by
Jacqueline Thomsen; Editing by Amy Stevens and Howard Goller)
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