Prosecutors have filed a 60-page superseding indictment against former President Donald Trump, alleging that he instructed the property manager at Mar-a-Lago, Carlos De Oliveira, to delete security camera footage to hinder federal investigators. This new indictment adds three additional counts to the charges Trump already faces, potentially resulting in an additional 40 years in prison if convicted.
The case also involves Trump’s valet, Walt Nauta, who was charged alongside Trump in an initial indictment on June 8 for conspiring to hide national security documents at Mar-a-Lago. According to the new indictment, De Oliveira assisted Nauta in moving classified documents into a storage room at the resort on June 2, 2022. A week later, Nauta moved more boxes of documents, allegedly under Trump’s direction, to the president’s estate in preparation for an attorney’s visit.
When federal agents noticed surveillance cameras on the property, they demanded footage from Trump’s attorneys through a draft grand jury subpoena. Instead, Trump allegedly called De Oliveira on June 24 and instructed him to erase the footage. Nauta also changed his travel plans under questionable circumstances.
On June 27, 2022, De Oliveira reportedly inquired about deleting the security footage with an IT worker, citing Trump’s request. He then met Nauta on a neighboring property. While the extent of the footage deletion remains unclear, prosecutors previously obtained “complete copies of closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage” and “key excerpts” from the cameras.
The new indictment includes an additional charge against Trump for retaining an Iran attack plan that he shared with writers and editors working on a book about his former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, during a meeting at Bedminster in 2021.
In total, De Oliveira faces charges that could lead to up to 65 years in prison if convicted, while the additional charges against Trump could result in an additional 40 years in prison.