Federal judge declines to dismiss the criminal contempt of Congress charge brought against Peter Navarro. Navarro failed to comply with a subpoena from the House select committee that investigated the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. US District Judge Amit Mehta dismantled a wide variety of arguments that Navarro had brought trying to get the case thrown out.

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Judge refuses to dismiss Peter Navarro's contempt of Congress case and clears the way for trial

A federal judge declined Thursday to dismiss the criminal contempt of Congress charges brought against former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro for his failure to comply with a subpoena from the House select committee that investigated the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.

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By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge declined Thursday to dismiss the criminal contempt of Congress charge brought against former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro for his failure to comply with a subpoena from the House select committee that investigated the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. In his opinion, US District Judge Amit Mehta dismantled a wide variety of arguments that Navarro had brought trying to get the case thrown …

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A federal judge on Thursday rejected a last-minute bid by former Trump adviser Peter Navarro to get his contempt of Congress case dismissed, ruling that Navarro failed to produce evidence that former President Trump wanted him to claim executive privilege. Navarro pleaded not guilty to two counts of contempt of Congress in June for failing…

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Former White House adviser Peter Navarro claimed that he could not speak to the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on Congress and the attempt to overthrow the 2020 election because it would violate executive privilege. It was a claim that several Trump staff tried to use to do...

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Ex-Trump Adviser Navarro Must Face Contempt of Congress Trial, Judge Rules

A federal judge has dismissed a last-ditch effort by former Trump administration aide Peter Navarro to have contempt of Congress charges filed against him dismissed.

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Judge denies Navarro's effort to dismiss contempt of Congress charges

"A federal judge declined Thursday to dismiss the criminal contempt of Congress charge brought against former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro for his failure to comply with a subpoena from the House select committee that investigated the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol," CNN report

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Judge Won’t Dismiss Contempt Charges Against Navarro

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The ruling said Navarro had failed to prove that former President Donald Trump wanted him to assert executive privilege over his potential testimony.

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Navarro must face a criminal contempt trial for refusing to answer a subpoena by the House Jan. 6 committee.

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Peter Navarro is one of several Trump allies who have defied subpoenas related to the Capitol insurrection. A federal judge declined to dismiss charges of criminal contempt of Congress against Navarro on Thursday. If convicted, he faces up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $100,000.

Judge refuses to dismiss Peter Navarro's contempt of Congress case and clears the way for trial

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