Carlos De Oliveira, the property manager of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, made his first court appearance on Monday.

He faces charges of conspiring with the former president to obstruct justice and destroy top-secret government documents. De Oliveira was released on a $100,000 bond and did not enter a plea as he has yet to retain a local attorney.

During the hearing in Miami, De Oliveira attentively listened as federal magistrate judge Edwin Torres read the charges against him. The allegations include conspiring to obstruct justice, destroying evidence, and making false statements.

De Oliveira is now added as a co-defendant in the superseding indictment filed by special counsel Jack Smith. The latest charges against Donald Trump relate to his alleged efforts to obstruct the FBI investigation and recover classified documents he took with him when he left the White House.

According to the indictment, Trump attempted to delete security camera footage at Mar-a-Lago to prevent it from being provided to the FBI and a federal grand jury. Waltine Walt Nauta, Trump's personal aide and a US Navy veteran, is also charged in connection with the obstruction. Carlos De Oliveira is additionally charged with making false statements to the FBI.

He allegedly told another Trump employee to delete security camera footage at Mar-a-Lago, claiming that it was the boss's request. De Oliveira denied any involvement in unloading or moving boxes of documents at Mar-a-Lago. De Oliveira and Nauta are scheduled to go on trial with Donald Trump. However, they have the option to enter into plea deals with prosecutors in what could be a historic criminal case against a former president.

Trump is accused of unlawfully retaining national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice, and making false statements. In addition to the government document obstruction case, Donald Trump faces other legal problems.

He is under investigation by Georgia prosecutors for his alleged attempts to reverse the 2020 presidential election outcome in the state. Furthermore, he is involved in a New York fraud case related to hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels.

The trial of Donald Trump, Carlos De Oliveira, and Waltine Walt Nauta is scheduled for May next year, amidst what is expected to be a highly divisive presidential election campaign. With multiple charges against him, the legal troubles surrounding the former president continue to grow.