FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) Donald Trump s valet, Walt Nauta, appeared before a judge on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to conspiring with the former president to obstruct the investigation into his possession of classified documents at his Florida estate.

But the property manager of Mar-a-Lago, Carlos De Oliveira, was again unable to enter a plea in the case because he still hasnt secured a Florida-based attorney, which is required under local court rules.

The magistrate judge also formally accepted the latest not guilty plea of Trump, who told the judge in court papers last week that he is not guilty and waived his right to appear at the hearing in person.

De Oliveira and Nauta appeared in the federal court in Fort Pierce, Florida, on an updated indictment brought by special counsel Jack Smith alleging they schemed with the Republican former president to try to delete Mar-a-Lago surveillance video sought by investigators.

Trump, Nauta and De Olivera face charges including conspiracy to obstruct justice in the case stemming from secret government documents found at Trumps Palm Beach club after he left the White House in 2021.

Nauta and Trump were charged in June and previously pleaded not guilty, but a new indictment handed down late last month added more charges and De Oliveira to the case.

De Oliveira made an initial appearance in court in July but didnt enter a plea because he hadnt retained local counsel. The judge on Thursday set a new arraignment date for Aug. 15.