Carlos De Oliveira: The man behind Donald Trump’s indictment.
Carlos De Oliveira: The Third Defendant in Trump’s Indictment
On Thursday, Carlos De Oliveira was added as a defendant in the broader indictment against former President Donald Trump, which revolves around his alleged mishandling of classified documents. De Oliveira joins Trump and Walt Nauta, an aide to the former president, as the third person charged in the case. But who is De Oliveira, and what has he been charged with?
A Mysterious Figure at Mar-a-Lago
According to the indictment, De Oliveira was hired as a property manager at the prestigious Mar-a-Lago Club in January 2022, after previously working as a valet for the club. However, his involvement in the case goes beyond his employment history.
De Oliveira is said to have assisted Nauta in moving 30 boxes of materials to a storage room in Mar-a-Lago on June 2, 2022, just before Trump’s lawyers could review the contents for any classified materials. But the most significant charges against De Oliveira stem from his alleged attempts to delete security camera footage.
The Alleged Cover-Up
The indictment reveals that De Oliveira was instructed by someone referred to as “the boss” to delete the security footage. Nauta reportedly contacted another Trump employee on August 26, 2022, after the FBI raid of Mar-a-Lago, to inquire about De Oliveira’s loyalty. Multiple individuals confirmed De Oliveira’s loyalty, and Trump himself called De Oliveira, assuring him that he would be provided with legal representation.
However, De Oliveira’s loyalty was put to the test during a voluntary interview with the FBI in January 2023. The indictment claims that he was informed he could ask the agents to leave at any point and was warned about the consequences of lying to the FBI. Despite this, De Oliveira allegedly lied about his knowledge of the classified material boxes and denied having seen them.
The Charges Against De Oliveira
De Oliveira now faces several charges, including conspiracy to obstruct justice, altering, destroying, mutilating, or concealing an object, corruptly altering, destroying, mutilating, or concealing a document, record, or other object, and making false statements and representations.
In the superseding indictment released on Thursday, Trump himself received three new charges, bringing his total to 40 in the classified documents case.
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