Mar-a-Lago employee charged in Trump classified documents case makes first court appearance

Carlos De Oliveira, the Mar-a-Lago property manager, had his first appearance in court Monday on charges related to his alleged role in a scheme with former President Donald Trump to hide security camera footage from officials investigating Trump's handling of classified documents. De Oliveira did not enter a plea on the four criminal charges he faces because he has not yet found a Florida-based attorney who could represent him, according to The Associated Press. A federal magistrate judge read De Oliveira the charges he faces and ordered him to give his passport to the court and to sign an agreement stating that he will pay $100,000 if he fails to appear in court. His arraignment is scheduled for Aug. 10 in Fort Pierce. Charges against De Oliveira include conspiracy to obstruct justice and altering, destroying or concealing an object, which can carry a maximum prison sentence of up to 20 years.