Donald Trump's aide Walt Nauta pleaded not guilty Thursday morning in Miami federal court on charges he helped the former president hide classified documents stashed at his Mar-a-Lago resort.

Shortly before his 11 a.m. EST arraignment, Nauta was able to hire local attorney Sasha Dadan, a 34-year Republican criminal defense attorney who ran in 2018 for the Florida House. Nauta also showed up to the courthouse in-person for his arraignment at around 10:20 a.m. local time.

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Nauta, 40, joined the former president on June 13 for his initial appearance but was not arraigned due to a lack of a lawyer licensed to practice in Florida. His arraignment was pushed back a second time in late June for the same issue.

Last month, Trump pleaded not guilty to 37 criminal counts for allegedly retaining national security records without authorization and obstructing justice.

Nauta, who was previously a former White House valet and now works as a Trump aide, is facing six counts of conspiracy to obstruct justice, false statements, and withholding and concealing documents.

Prosecutors say Nauta concealed boxes of documents from Trump's attorneys who were searching for classified material sought by the U.S. Justice Department. He is also accused of lying to investigators during an optional interview.

In a less-redacted affidavit for the August 2022 raid on Mar-a-Lago released early Thursday morning, Nauta was revealed as "Witness 5" and allegedly shown on surveillance footage shuffling boxes similar to those carrying classified documents from the storage room where they were held to an unknown location.

George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley tweeted Thursday that new evidence from the affidavit depicts "why the government is pressing so hard for Nauta to flip..."

"...As I stated on the day of the indictment, a plea from Nauta would be potentially cataclysmic for Trump. Notably, the new evidence suggests that these boxes were moved not only before the arrival of the FBI but before a review by Trump counsel...," Turley wrote.

Additionally, lawyers for the Justice Department want U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to delay the trial until Dec. 11 after she initially set a trial date of Aug. 14.

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Nauta worked in the White House during the Trump administration and was promoted to Senior Chief Culinary Specialist, according to Navy records. He enlisted in the Navy in 2001. Nauta was then promoted to become Trump's valet or a "body man."

The Washington Examiner contacted Dadan for response.