Walt Nauta, a Trump supporter, was charged in relation to secret documents.

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The investigation by special counsel Jack Smith into the improper handling of classified documents from the Trump White House has resulted in the indictment of a former president Donald Trump's aide.

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The second indictment in the investigation by the special counsel is against Walt Nauta. The indictment, which was unsealed on Friday

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lists 37 counts against Trump, some of which are related to charges of willful retention of national defence information.

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Nauta is charged with six counts total, several of which are related to obstruction and concealment and the alleged behaviour.

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According to the indictment, the prosecution claims that Nauta told lies to agents of the FBI during an interview with him in May 2022.

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Before providing 15 boxes to the National Archives in 2022, he allegedly falsely claimed he was unaware of their arrival at Trump's home for his review.

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However, the indictment states that Nauta helped move boxes from the storage room to his house.

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Nauta gave a deceptive answer when asked if he knew where Trump's boxes had been kept before they were in his home and whether they had been in a safe or locked place.

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