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During a segment on CNN Primetime, anchor Kaitlan Collins raised the possibility that Walt Nauta, the former body man for Donald Trump, may eventually cooperate as a witness against his co-defendant, the former president himself. Nauta is currently facing charges in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s classified documents probe and has been instructed not to discuss the case with Trump. However, despite these legal restrictions, Nauta has maintained a close relationship with Trump and was recently spotted having a meal with him.
Collins highlighted the fact that Nauta entered a not guilty plea during his arraignment, which took place after a significant delay. As a former Navy veteran from Guam, Nauta now faces the serious prospect of spending years behind bars for his alleged involvement in hiding government secrets and providing false information to investigators. Given these circumstances, the question arises as to what legal strategy Nauta will pursue moving forward.
Collins drew attention to the precedent of loyal Trump associates flipping and cooperating with investigations in the past. She further discussed this possibility with Michael Cohen, a former fixer for Trump, asking whether Nauta might have an incentive to provide testimony against Trump, considering his ongoing loyalty to the former president.
Cohen clarified that it would not be a matter of “flipping” but rather of Nauta providing testimony, whether voluntarily or in response to a subpoena. He emphasized that individuals are typically compelled to be responsive when the government seeks information from them. Cohen suggested that if there were ways in which Nauta could benefit from cooperating with the authorities, he should seriously consider it.
The discussion surrounding Walt Nauta’s potential cooperation adds another layer of intrigue to the ongoing investigation into classified documents and raises questions about the dynamics between Nauta and Trump. As events continue to unfold, it remains to be seen how Nauta’s legal strategy will evolve and whether his loyalty to Trump will outweigh any potential incentives to cooperate with investigators.
All of these developments are coming tonight as we also know that Trump’s body-man-turned-co-defendant Walt Nauta has finally appeared in court for his arraignment today, after quite a delay. It’s nearly a month after the former president was indicted in the classified documents probe.
The former Navy vet from Guam is facing the very real possibility of years behind bars now for allegedly helping hide government secrets and lying to investigators. All of this, of course, is raising the question of what is going to happen to Nauta going forward, what his legal strategy will look like.
In the past, we have seen people who were loyal to the former president flip before.
COLLINS: The other side of that is that he is paying his legal fees right now from the super PAC, we should note, which is also paying Trump’s legal fees.
Walt Nauta worked for him in the West Wing. He took him down to Florida with him. He does seem to have this sense of loyalty to Trump. I mean, is there any incentive for him to flip, in that sense?
COHEN: It’s not really flipping. It’s providing testimony, whether they — he’s going to do it voluntarily or he’s going to get subpoenaed. It’s one or the other.
You’re not going to not be responsive when the government wants the information from you. And so, if there’s something that Walt can do right now that would benefit him, then my belief is that he should probably considerate it.
