US EditionDOJ dismisses Biden-era records lawsuit against Peter Navarro
- The Justice Department dropped a 2022 lawsuit against Peter Navarro for using an unofficial email account and retaining presidential records.
- The case, initiated during President Biden’s administration, involved allegations that Navarro utilized a ProtonMail account for official government communications during the initial Trump administration.
- Navarro, a trade adviser known for his criticism of trade policies with China, was indicted weeks earlier after declining to comply with a congressional inquiry into the January 6 Capitol attack.
- A brief joint submission from the Justice Department and Navarro’s legal counsel concluded the lawsuit without providing a reason, with both parties agreeing to cover their own legal expenses.
- The lawsuit's dismissal closes the civil case but follows Navarro's misdemeanor convictions and four-month prison sentence related to Jan. 6 congressional matters.
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Department of Justice Moves to Drop Lawsuit Against Trump Adviser Peter Navarro
Federal officials have asked a court to throw out a case against Peter Navarro, an adviser to President Donald Trump. The government in 2022 sued Navarro, at the time a former Trump adviser, over his refusal to turn over private emails he sent during Trump’s first term. In a notice of dismissal filed on June 3, Department of Justice officials and lawyers for Navarro said that they had agreed to dismiss the case with prejudice, meaning the case c…
Justice Department Drops Biden-Era Lawfare Suit Against Trump Adviser Peter Navarro - The Same Suit Where FBI Agents Celebrated His Indictment
The Department of Justice will drop a Biden-era lawsuit against Trump adviser Peter Navarro, President Trump’s current trade and manufacturing senior counselor.
Peter Navarro Runs Out the Clock
"The Justice Department has abruptly dropped its effort to force Peter Navarro, President Trump’s trade adviser, to turn over hundreds of his emails dating to the first Trump administration to the National Archives," the New York Times reports.
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