President Donald Trump’s personal aide Walt Nauta was accused of sexual misconduct by three female military members weeks before he took a job at Mar-a-Lago as the former president’s “body man,” according to reports. It had been.
The allegations date back to Nauta’s time as a member of the White House staff, and include accusations of fraternizing, extramarital affairs, harassment, inappropriate sexual conduct, keeping “revenge porn” or compromising photos of women that he threatened to release. It is included. According to the Daily Beast.
Nauta, a Navy veteran, was removed from his White House position in May 2021, a month after a woman reported an “inappropriate relationship between a senior and a subordinate” in the Command Climate Survey. He was removed and his security clearance was revoked. ” reports the outlet.
The “senior” turned out to be Nauta, and investigators determined he also had inappropriate relationships with two other women.
In August 2021, with Navy approval, Nauta was hired by President Trump to serve as Mar-a-Lago’s personal bodyman.
Navy officials were considering “sending Nauta back to sea” before the meeting with Trump. According to the New York Times.
It is unclear whether the now-retired Chief Petty Officer has received any disciplinary action from the Navy. The military is not legally allowed to release military personnel records.
It is also unclear whether the former president was aware of the allegations against Nauta before hiring him as his post-presidential valet.
Nauta’s attorney, Stanley Woodward, declined to comment on the accusations when contacted by the Post.
The Trump campaign derided the report as a politically motivated “smear” operation.
“This is nothing more than a blatant attempt to smear Mr. Nauta for political purposes,” Trump campaign spokesman Stephen Chan said in a statement to the Post.
“He is a distinguished military veteran who served his country honorably for more than 20 years, and no amount of baseless and fabricated attacks will ever change that.”
On December 7, 2021, in Palm Beach, Florida, just a few months after taking the job with President Trump, Nauta came across some boxes knocked over in a storage room at Mar-a-Lago. At least one document marked “confidential” was revealed. ” said federal prosecutors.
In May 2022, Nauta removed at least 64 boxes of White House documents from storage at the former president’s direction after Trump was subpoenaed to hand over all classified documents he had kept since he took office. It is said that
But when asked by the FBI about his knowledge of classified documents kept in President Trump’s mansion, he claimed he didn’t know, reportedly telling federal agents: I don’t know — I honestly don’t know. ”
Nauta was indicted in June 2023 on six counts of conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding documents or records, unlawful concealment of documents or records, unlawful concealment of documents in a federal investigation, conspiracy to conceal, and false statements or representations. Ta. Attorney Jack Smith’s investigation into President Trump’s handling of classified documents.
He has pleaded not guilty to all charges and is scheduled to go on trial in Florida in May.
The former president was charged with 40 felonies in connection with the classified document investigation.
