Trump aide Walt Nauta pleads not guilty in classified documents case

• A federal judge in Florida last month set a preliminary start date of Aug. 14 for Trump's criminal trial in the case.

State of play: Nauta was present at the brief hearing Thursday, during which his lawyer entered his plea.

• Nauta will face up to 20 years in prison if he is convicted of the most serious charge against him, the Washington Post reported.
• Stanley Woodward, who is representing Nauta, declined to comment after the hearing.

The big picture: Nauta was indicted alongside Trump in June and named in six counts of the historic indictment, including conspiracy to obstruct justice and making false statements.

• Previous arraignments for Nauta were delayed because he had trouble retaining a lawyer in Florida to represent him, per ABC News.

• Trump himself pleaded not guilty to all charges in the classified documents case last month, days after the indictment was unsealed.

Zoom out: Authorities on Wednesday unveiled new details of the affidavit the FBI used to obtain a warrant to search Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence.

• Among the new details is surveillance footage appearing to show Nauta moving boxes in May and June.

Editor's note: This story was updated with additional details.