WASHINGTON: An appeals court denied Trump White House official Peter Navarro’s bid to stave off his jail sentence on contempt of Congress charges Thursday.Navarro has been ordered to report to a federal prison by March 19. He argued he should stay free as he appeals his conviction for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation … Read more
US District Judge Amit Mehta sentenced Peter Navarro to four months in prison. Washington: Peter Navarro, a White House trade advisor to former president Donald Trump, was sentenced to four months in prison on Thursday for refusing to testify before the congressional panel that investigated the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. Navarro, … Read more
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said he has “no sympathy” for Peter Navarro after the former adviser to Donald Trump was convicted on Thursday for contempt of Congress. “We were just asking for information as to what they knew, and they decided to turn against Congress,” Kinzinger said on CNN on Thursday. “I have no … Read more
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes says Peter Navarro might have just been convicted for one of the most “pointless” crimes of all time. Navarro, a former White House trade adviser under Donald Trump, was found guilty on Thursday on two counts of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, … Read more
First, Navarro was convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Then he had his post-conviction press conference interrupted by the same woman whose “Trump Lost (And you know it!)” sign he tried ― and failed ― to destroy last … Read more
By Tierney Sneed and Hanna Rabinowitz | CNN Former Donald Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro has been convicted of contempt of Congress for not complying to a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. Navarro is the second ex-aide to former President Donald Trump to be … Read more
Peter Navarro, an advisor to former U.S. President Donald Trump, arrives at the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse on September 07, 2023 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images A jury began deliberations Thursday in the trial of Trump White House trade advisor Peter Navarro, who is charged with two counts of criminal contempt of … Read more
Peter Navarro, an ex-adviser to Donald Trump, apparently isn’t happy he won’t be able to assert a claim of executive privilege when his trial for contempt of Congress starts on Tuesday. In fact, he attempted to take out his anger on a demonstrator’s protest sign ― only that didn’t work out so well. Navarro was … Read more