New evidence 'overwhelming' in DOJ's Trump Mar-a-Lago docs case: former US attorney

Appearing on MSNBC to discuss the arraignment of Donald Trump aide Walt Nauta in Florida on Thursday, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance stated the new information gleaned from unredacted information released by the DOJ on Wednesday paints a portrait of a case against the former president and his close associate that is "overwhelming."

Speaking with host Andrea Mitchell, Vance claimed Nauta and his new lawyer, Sasha Dadan, have their work cut out for them.

"There will be an enormous amount of pressure on Walt Nauta to cooperate with the government. If he does not, it's almost a certainty he will go to prison for years. He is part of the obstruction of justice in this case and those penalties are very significant," Vance told the host.

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'We knew a lot of the information we're seeing in these newly unredacted bits of the affidavit from the indictment itself, but what this does is confirms our understanding that the evidence prosecutors have compiled here is thorough, detailed, it is overwhelming," she continued. "But they will have physical evidence in the form of video showing the number of boxes that were there, boxes that were removed, boxes that attorneys couldn't search."

"That means Walter Nauta and Donald Trump tried to conceal them from the government," she elaborated. "This new evidence only adds to the pressure that will mount on Walt Nauta at some point in these proceedings."

Watch the video at this link.

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