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

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

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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Judge rejects Navarro’s motion to dismiss contempt of Congress case

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

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Judge slaps down Peter Navarro’s attempt to dismiss contempt of Congress case

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

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.