A Mar-a-Lago staffer's decision to cooperate with prosecutors paved the way for last month's superseding indictment of former President Trump, sources say.
MORE: Trump, Nauta plead not guilty to new classified docs charges but De Oliveira still not arraigned
Reached by ABC News last month, Taveras declined to answer questions about the target letter and his discussions with investigators, saying only, "It's none of your business." Taveras could not be reached for comment for this story. His current attorney declined to comment when reached by ABC News. Taveras is the first individual known to have entered into such an agreement with Smith in either of Smith's investigations of Trump.
The superseding indictment, however, documents in detail how De Oliveira allegedly pressed Taveras to find a way to delete surveillance footage at Mar-a-Lago allegedly at the request of "the boss," referring to Trump. Prosecutors have not alleged that Trump, Nauta and De Oliveira were ultimately successful in deleting any footage.
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