Mar-a-Lago worker pleads not guilty in Trump classified documents case

State of play: This was De Oliveira’s third court appearance, after previous arraignments were delayed because he did not have a Florida-based attorney, as required by the court, per AP.

• De Oliveira is facing four charges, including conspiracy to obstruct justice; making false statements; altering, destroying, mutilating, or concealing an object; and corruptly altering, destroying, mutilating or concealing a document, record or other object, per the superseding indictment.
• De Oliveira has worked at Mar-a-Lago for more than 10 years, ultimately becoming the estate's property manager in Jan. 2022, Politico reported.

The big picture: The Department of Justice unsealed its initial indictment regarding Trump's handling of classified documents in June, in which Nauta was named as a co-conspirator.

• De Oliveira was charged in the case in the superseding indictment, which also levied additional charges against Trump and Nauta.

• Trump and Nauta had previously pleaded not guilty to all charges in the case and denied any wrongdoing.
• The trial related to Trump’s handling of classified documents is set to begin next May.

Zoom out: De Oliveira's plea comes a day after Trump was indicted for the fourth time, charging him and 18 allies over alleged efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results.

Editor's note: This is a breaking news story and will be updated with more information.