Trump Employee Admitted to Lying to Grand Jury, Special Counsel’s Team Says
An Employee of Former President Donald Trump Admits to Lying to Grand Jury
In a surprising turn of events, an employee of former President Donald Trump has changed his testimony after hiring a new lawyer. Special counsel Jack Smith’s team reveals in a new court filing that the employee, referred to as “Trump Employee 4,” now admits to lying to a grand jury.
The employee was initially represented by Stanley Woodward, who also represents other employees of President Trump, including Walt Nauta, a co-defendant of the former president. However, concerns were raised about a potential conflict of interest due to indications that the unnamed worker would incriminate Mr. Nauta and the fact that President Trump’s political action committee was funding Mr. Woodward’s legal work. As a result, Mr. Smith’s team has requested a federal judge in Washington to investigate the matter.
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U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, appointed under President Barack Obama, has directed a public defender in Washington to provide advice to the employee. The employee informed Judge Boasberg on July 5 that he no longer wished to retain Mr. Woodward as his lawyer and would proceed with the representation of the public defender.
According to prosecutors, the employee had previously told a grand jury that he had no recollection or conversations regarding security footage at President Trump’s Florida resort, Mar-a-Lago. However, after obtaining new counsel, the employee retracted his previous false testimony and provided information that implicated Nauta, De Oliveira, and Trump in efforts to delete security camera footage, as stated in the superseding indictment.
Carlos De Oliveira, Mar-a-Lago’s property manager, is another employee of President Trump who has been charged. Mr. Nauta, on the other hand, faces charges for allegedly assisting President Trump in hiding evidence from investigators.
A superseding indictment filed in July reveals that Mr. De Oliveira contacted Trump Employee 4, the director of information technology at the resort, and conveyed a request to delete the footage on behalf of ”his boss.” The employee directed Mr. De Oliveira to contact another employee for further assistance.
It is important to note that the unnamed employee has not yet been charged. However, prosecutors plan to call him as a witness at the trial, expecting him to testify about the conduct alleged in the superseding indictment regarding efforts to delete security footage.
Prosecutors are now requesting a hearing to address concerns about Mr. Woodward’s representation of both Mr. Nauta and the employee. They aim to disqualify Mr. Woodward from cross-examining the employee when he testifies. The employee has stated that he will not waive his rights regarding Mr. Woodward’s previous representation.
While Mr. Woodward claims he was unaware of any incriminating information from the employee, prosecutors argue that he is now aware and should be disqualified if a conflict of interest is detected. In a previous filing, Mr. Woodward suggested that the employee should be blocked from testifying if a conflict were to arise.
As the case unfolds, it remains to be seen how this revelation will impact the trial and the individuals involved.
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