Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro faces charges over his lack of cooperation with subpoenas issued by the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack.
The former Trump White House adviser was charged with two counts of contempt of Congress for failing to provide papers and for failing to provide testimony to the House Jan. 6 Committee.
A jury was seated Tuesday in former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro’s criminal contempt of Congress trial, marking the start of what’s expected to be a speedy trial for the one-time aide to former President Donald Trump.
Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro will face trial on contempt of Congress charges for defying subpoenas from the House Jan. 6 committee, with jury selection beginning Tuesday.
The combative White House trade adviser was charged after refusing to testify to the Jan. 6 committee on his role in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Trump White House official Peter Navarro has been convicted of contempt of Congress charges filed after he was accused of refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
Thursday’s verdict came after a short trial for Navarro, a trade adviser under President Donald Trump who later promoted the Republican’s baseless claims of 2020 election voter fraud.
WASHINGTON >> Trump White House official Peter Navarro was convicted today 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 trial has moved at a brisk pace, with opening statements and witness testimony taking just one day. The jury is expected to begin deliberating Thursday.
Former adviser to President Donald Trump Peter Navarro was convicted Thursday of contempt of Congress charges after refusing to cooperate with a House investigation into Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots in Washington, D.C.
The former Trump adviser, who strategized to delay certification of the 2020 election, faces prison time for defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee.
Navarro is the second high-ranking Trump official to be convicted of contempt of Congress after former Trump adviser Stephen K. Bannon’s conviction last summer.
Trump White House official Peter Navarro has been convicted of contempt charges for refusing to cooperate with a House inquiry into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
Trump White House official Peter Navarro has been convicted of contempt of Congress charges for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
Peter Navarro, the former Trump White House adviser, has been found guilty of contempt of Congress after he failed to cooperate with the House Jan. 6 committee.
