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Recent Examples of codefendant
Trump’s valet, Walt Nauta, is working anew at the White House after once being a codefendant with Trump in the classified documents case.
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Will Weissert, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025
Trump pardoned Handy, Geraghty and eight of their codefendants: Jonathan Darnel of Virginia; Jay Smith, John Hinshaw and William Goodman, all of New York; Joan Bell of New Jersey; Paulette Harlow and Jean Marshall, both of Massachusetts; and Heather Idoni of Michigan.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Attorneys for Trump's former codefendants Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira have sought to extend an order by Judge Aileen Cannon barring the Justice Department from releasing a portion of Smith's report.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2025
The letter was included in an emergency request filed late Monday with Cannon by lawyers for Trump’s codefendants in the documents case, Trump valet Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira.
—Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Will Weissert, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025
Trump pardoned Handy, Geraghty and eight of their codefendants: Jonathan Darnel of Virginia; Jay Smith, John Hinshaw and William Goodman, all of New York; Joan Bell of New Jersey; Paulette Harlow and Jean Marshall, both of Massachusetts; and Heather Idoni of Michigan.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Attorneys for Trump's former codefendants Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira have sought to extend an order by Judge Aileen Cannon barring the Justice Department from releasing a portion of Smith's report.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2025
The letter was included in an emergency request filed late Monday with Cannon by lawyers for Trump’s codefendants in the documents case, Trump valet Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira.
—Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for codefendant
Noun
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According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Gadd is unable to speak about the case for legal reasons despite not being named as a defendant.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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The Keefe Commissary Network and its parent company Keefe Group were defendants alongside Tarrant County.—
Cody Copeland
July 14,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Because the plaintiffs in the case against Meta didn’t do this, Chhabria ruled against them.—
Alex Reisner,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2025
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The plaintiffs include 20 states and the District of Columbia, as well as the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), two school districts and other unions.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
14 July 2025
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“Codefendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/codefendant. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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