Trump Repeatedly Contacted Key Witness After Mar-a-Lago Raid

The former employee, who moved boxes for Trump and was privy to conversations referenced in the indictment, received offers of legal representation by Trump-paid attorneys and reminders he could return to work.

• Former Mar-a-Lago employee, a key witness in the federal criminal indictment against Donald Trump, was repeatedly contacted by Trump and his associates after leaving his job.
• The former employee had moved several boxes for Trump and was privy to conversations referenced in the indictment between Trump and his two co-defendants.
• The interactions included offers of legal representation by attorneys paid for by Trump and complimentary tickets to a golf tournament, as well as repeated reminders he could come back to work for Trump.
• The special counsel’s office investigating Trump showed interest in these interactions, and the former employee shared details of these interactions with investigators before Trump’s indictment.
• Trump's co-defendant, Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira, was particularly involved in these interactions, and Trump is paying for De Oliveira’s lawyer.

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