{"id":2009113,"date":"2023-08-23T10:26:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T14:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-employee-admitted-to-lying-to-grand-jury-special-counsels-team-says\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T10:27:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T14:27:22","slug":"trump-employee-admitted-to-lying-to-grand-jury-special-counsels-team-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-employee-admitted-to-lying-to-grand-jury-special-counsels-team-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Employee Admitted to Lying to Grand Jury, Special Counsel\u2019s Team Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-employee-admitted-to-lying-to-grand-jury-special-counsels-team-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2009113&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>An\u2064 Employee \u200cof Former President Donald \u2062Trump\u200d Admits to \u200cLying to Grand\u200b Jury<\/h2>\n<p>In a surprising turn of events, an employee of \u2062former President Donald Trump has changed his testimony\u200b after hiring\u2063 a new lawyer. Special counsel Jack Smith&#8217;s team reveals in a\u2064 new court \u200cfiling that the employee, referred to as &#8220;Trump Employee 4,&#8221; now admits to lying to a\u200b grand\u200c jury.<\/p>\n<p>The employee was initially represented by Stanley Woodward, who also \u2063represents\u2064 other employees of President\u2063 Trump, including Walt Nauta, \u200ca\u2064 co-defendant of the former president.\u2063 However, concerns were raised \u200dabout a potential \u2064conflict of interest due to indications that the unnamed worker would incriminate Mr. Nauta and the fact that President Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-hed-give-ukraine-more-than-they-ever-got-if-russias-putin-doesnt-accept-peace-deal\/\" title=\"Trump promises Ukraine greater support if Putin rejects peace deal.\">political \u2063action committee<\/a> was funding\u200b Mr. Woodward&#8217;s legal work. As\u200d a\u2064 result,\u200c Mr. Smith&#8217;s team has requested a federal judge in Washington to investigate the matter.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/special-counsel-using-court-schedule-to-prevent-trump-from-running-for-president-defense-argues-5475109\">Special Counsel Using \u200dCourt Schedule to Prevent Trump From Running for President,\u2064 Defense Argues<\/a> (8\/18\/2023)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/twitter-gave-special-counsel-trumps-deleted-messages-location-data-documents-5468548\">Twitter Gave Special\u2062 Counsel Trump&#8217;s Deleted Messages, Location Data: Documents<\/a> (8\/16\/2023)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>U.S. District \u2063Judge James Boasberg, appointed under President Barack Obama, \u200dhas directed a \u200dpublic defender in Washington to provide advice to the employee. The \u200cemployee informed Judge Boasberg on July 5 that \u2062he no longer wished to retain Mr. Woodward as his lawyer and would proceed with the representation of the public defender.<\/p>\n<p>According to prosecutors,\u200c the employee had \u2063previously told a grand jury that he had no recollection or conversations regarding security \u2063footage at \u200bPresident Trump&#8217;s Florida resort, Mar-a-Lago. However, after \u200bobtaining new counsel, the employee retracted his previous \u200bfalse \u2063testimony and provided information that implicated Nauta, De\u2064 Oliveira, and\u200d Trump in\u200b efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indicted-who-is-carlos-de-oliveira\/\" title=\"Carlos De Oliveira: The man behind Donald Trump's indictment.\">delete security camera footage<\/a>, as stated in the superseding indictment.<\/p>\n<p>Carlos \u2064De Oliveira, Mar-a-Lago&#8217;s property\u200c manager, \u200cis another employee\u200b of President Trump who\u2062 has \u2064been\u2063 charged.\u200c Mr. Nauta, on \u200cthe other hand, faces charges \u200bfor allegedly assisting \u200cPresident Trump in hiding evidence from investigators.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indictment-one-apparent-scheme-to-destroy-evidence-jack-smith-hasnt-talked-about-in-court\/\" title=\"Donald Trump indicted for undisclosed evidence destruction scheme not mentioned in court by Jack Smith.\">superseding indictment filed<\/a> in July reveals that Mr. De Oliveira \u200bcontacted Trump Employee 4,\u2063 the director of information technology at the resort, and\u200b conveyed a request\u200d to delete the footage on behalf \u200cof \u2063&#8221;his boss.&#8221; The\u2064 employee directed Mr. De\u2062 Oliveira \u200bto contact another employee for further assistance.<\/p>\n<p>It is important \u200cto note that the unnamed employee has not yet\u2064 been charged. However, prosecutors \u200dplan to \u200bcall\u2063 him \u2064as a witness \u2064at\u200b the trial, expecting him to\u2062 testify about the conduct alleged in the\u200c superseding indictment regarding \u2063efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-attacks-biden-over-bribery-allegations-in-first-ad-since-new-charges\/\" title=\"Trump's latest ad targets Biden for bribery allegations.\">delete security footage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors are now requesting a hearing to address\u2064 concerns about Mr. Woodward&#8217;s representation \u2064of \u2063both Mr. Nauta and the employee. They aim to disqualify\u200d Mr. Woodward from cross-examining the employee when\u200c he testifies. The\u200b employee \u2063has stated\u2062 that he will not waive his rights regarding Mr. Woodward&#8217;s\u200c previous representation.<\/p>\n<p>While Mr. Woodward claims he was unaware of any incriminating information\u2064 from the employee, prosecutors argue that he is now aware and should be disqualified if a conflict of interest is detected. In a \u200cprevious filing, \u200dMr. Woodward suggested that the employee should be blocked from testifying if a conflict were to arise.<\/p>\n<p>As the case unfolds, it \u2063remains \u200dto be seen how this revelation will impact the trial and the individuals involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An employee of former President Donald Trump changed his testimony after retaining a new lawyer and is now admitting he lied to a grand jury, special counsel Jack Smith&#8217;s team says in a new court filing.The unidentified worker, described as &#8220;Trump Employee 4&#8221; in court filings, was being represented by Stanley Woodward. 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