Published 2 years ago

Judge Says Navarro Isn’t Victim of Selective Prosecution

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Peter Navarro is charged with criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena. Navarro asserted that he was selectively prosecuted compared to two other former high ranking Trump White House aides against whom the Justice Department declined to bring charges. U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta found that Navarro failed to make a plausible legal claim.

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The Washington Post

Judge rejects ex-Trump aide Navarro’s selective prosecution claim

Court finds that unlike other top former White House aides, Navarro received no explicit direction from Trump to rebuff House Jan. 6 committee

2 years ago

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The Hill

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A federal judge on Monday rejected former Trump aide Peter Navarro’s request to investigate his indictment for contempt of Congress. Navarro, who was indicted on two counts of contempt for refusing…

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Raw Story

Judge mocks Peter Navarro’s complaint in contempt of Congress case

A federal judge on Monday denied former top Trump White House advisor and conspiracy theorist Peter Navarro‘s claims in his contempt of Congress case, highlighting several including his claim of selective prosecution and “unlawful political interference.”Navarro was arrested in June for failing to comply “in any way” with a subpoena issued by the U.S. House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack and indicted by a grand jury on two contempt cha…

2 years ago·United States

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Business Insider

Ex-Trump advisor Peter Navarro falls 'well short' of prying open records in his contempt of Congress case, judge says

A judge pointed to the many reasons why Peter Navarro was charged with contempt of Congress while Mark Meadows and Dan Scavino avoided prosecution.

2 years ago·United States

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San Diego Union Tribune

Judge rejects ex-Trump aide Navarro's selective prosecution claim

Court finds that unlike other top former White House aides Mark Meadows and Dan Scavino, Peter Navarro received no explicit direction from Trump to rebuff House Jan. 6 committee.

2 years ago·San Diego, United States

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Political Wire

Judge Says Navarro Isn’t Victim of Selective Prosecution

“Former Trump White House advisor Peter Navarro suffered a setback Monday ahead of his November trial on contempt of Congress charges, as a federal judge rejected his bid to pursue government records that he claimed would show political influence behind his criminal prosecution,” Insider reports

2 years ago·New York, United States

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