Overview

• The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit dismissed the classified documents case against Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira at the Justice Department's request.
• This decision follows the dismissal of charges against Donald Trump last year, which stemmed from the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith being ruled unlawful by a federal judge.
• The Justice Department cited longstanding policy prohibiting the prosecution of a sitting president as the reason for dropping the case against Trump after his re-election.
• Nauta and De Oliveira were accused of assisting Trump in concealing classified documents and obstructing the investigation, but both pleaded not guilty.
• The case's dismissal concludes all federal criminal proceedings related to Trump's handling of classified documents during his first term in office.