Mar-a-Lago property manager pleads not guilty over Trump documents case

It is the third court appearance for Mr De Oliveira, who twice before had his arraignment postponed because he had not yet finalised a Florida-based lawyer, which is required under court rules

Carlos De Oliveira, property manager of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate (Rebecca Blackwell/AP)

Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira has pleaded not guilty to scheming with Donald Trump to try to delete security footage sought by investigators probing the former president’s hoarding of classified documents.

A lawyer for Mr De Oliveira entered the plea on his behalf during a brief hearing in the Fort Pierce, Florida, federal court, where Mr Trump is charged with illegally holding onto top secret records at his Palm Beach club and thwarting government efforts to retrieve them.