Indicted body man was active-duty Navy

Donald Trump’s co-defendant was an active-duty Navy sailor when prosecutors say he moved highly classified national security documents to Mar-a-Lago at the 45th president’s request, The Post has learned.

Retired Senior Chief Petty Officer Waltine Nauta was the only other person a Florida grand jury indicted alongside Trump, 76, following a special counsel investigation and FBI raid that revealed the former president kept hundreds of sensitive papers at his palatial Palm Beach estate.

Nauta faces six counts — conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding documents, “corruptly concealing a document or record,” “concealing a document in a federal investigation,” scheming to conceal documents and “false statements and representations.”

Prosecutors say Nauta helped move and hide boxes of classified files subpoenaed by a federal grand jury last year.

Nauta had served in the Navy for more than a decade when he was tapped in 2012 to work at the White House’s presidential food service command, according to his service record. He remained through Trump’s term.

Nauta reportedly delivered Diet Cokes to Trump, served his meals and stood outside the Oval Office when the president hosted important meetings.

Nauta retired as a senior chief petty officer — the second-highest rank an enlisted Navy member can hold — on Sept. 30, 2021, meaning he was on active duty when Trump had the classified documents moved to Florida. He left the military to serve as an “executive assistant” to Trump at Mar-a-Lago.