US EditionTrump White House official Navarro convicted of contempt after defying House Jan. 6 subpoena
- Former Trump advisor Peter Navarro has been convicted of two counts of criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with subpoenas and testify before a House committee investigating efforts to reverse the 2020 election results. Navarro claimed that he failed to comply based on former President Trump's instruction to assert executive privilege.
- Prosecutors argued that Navarro acted "above the law" by ignoring the subpoena, while his defense claimed that there was no evidence of willful noncompliance. If convicted, Navarro faces a maximum sentence of one year in prison for each count.
- Another former Trump ally, Steve Bannon, was previously convicted of two counts of contempt of Congress for failing to comply with the same subpoenas. Navarro plans to appeal the conviction all the way to the Supreme Court.
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Trump White House official Navarro convicted of contempt after defying House Jan. 6 subpoena
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump White House official Peter Navarro was found guilty Thursday of contempt of Congress charges for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The verdict came after a short trial for Navarro, who served as a White House trade adviser under President Donald Trump and later promoted the Republican’s baseless claims of mass voter fraud in the 2020 election he los…
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Donald Trump's former adviser Peter Navarro found guilty of contempt of Congress over January 6 subpoena
Donald Trump's former adviser Peter Navarro found guilty of contempt of Congress over January 6 subpoena WASHINGTON, DC: Former president Donald Trump's ex-adviser, Peter Navarro, 74, has faced a lengthy and contentious divorce battle with his ex-wife, Leslie LeBon, 59, since November 2018. Now, Navarro has been found guilty of two counts of criminal contempt of Congress for his refusal to cooperate with a congressional panel's investigation i…
Ex-Trump adviser Navarro convicted of contempt
Former U.S. President Donald Trump's trade adviser Peter Navarro was found guilty on Thursday of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the House of Representatives committee that investigated the 2021 attack on the Capitol. Jillian Kitchener has more.
Former Trump Adviser Peter Navarro Convicted of Contempt For Defying Jan. 6 Subpoena
On Thursday, Peter Navarro, a former trade adviser to Donald Trump, was found guilty of contempt of Congress for his refusal to comply with a House select committee’s subpoena. The committee was investigating the events surrounding the Capitol riot on January 6. Navarro expressed his outrage, telling reporters that he is “willing to go to prison” to resolve this matter, and characterizing the situation as “nuts.” “We knew going in what the verd…
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