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Wednesday, April 22, 2026

'The boss' wants server deleted: New allegations emerge in Trump indictment - ABC News

The Department of Justice's superseding indictment of former President Donald Trump and two co-defendants revealed new allegations that they allegedly mishandled government documents and plotted to block the federal investigation.

Carlos De Oliveira, the head of maintenance at the Florida residence, has been charged along with Trump and Walt Nauta, Trump's valet, with conspiracy to obstruct justice.

The updated indictment, released Thursday, also charged the three defendants with two new obstruction counts based on new details about an alleged attempt to delete Mar-a-Lago security footage.

Alleged discussions over Mar-a-Lago security footage

The three defendants had been engaged in several discussions about the security camera footage, which was the subject of a federal subpoena issued on June 24, 2022, according to the indictment.

On June 27, 2022, De Oliveira walked to Mar-a-Lago's IT department and asked the department's director to come with him, the indictment said. The two allegedly went into an "audio closet" near the White and Gold ballroom, and De Oliveira allegedly told the employee that "the boss" wanted the server deleted, the indictment alleges.

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De Oliveira also allegedly asked the unidentified employee how long the server kept footage, to which the employee responded approximately 45 days, according to the indictment.

"What are we going to do?" De Oliveira...



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