Carlos De Oliveira, Named New Defendant In Trump Classified Documents Case, Seeks Lawyer
Carlos De Oliveira, the property manager of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, appeared in court on Monday to face charges related to Trump’s retention of national security information. Now, he’s seeking a new lawyer to represent him in the case. Federal law requires that he be represented by someone who is a member of the state bar. De Oliveira was named a new defendant in the classified documents case on Thursday after Special Counsel Jack Smith presented evidence that he had plotted with Trump to delete security footage from cameras stationed outside a storage room at Mar-a-Lago. The indi...