Ex-Trump Adviser Navarro Pleads Not Guilty to Contempt of Congress Charges - Reports

© AP Photo / Alex BrandonWhite House trade adviser Peter Navarro speaks with reporters at the White House, Thursday, June 18, 2020, in Washington.
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro speaks with reporters at the White House, Thursday, June 18, 2020, in Washington. - Sputnik International, 1920, 17.06.2022
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Peter Navarro, former economic adviser to ex-US President Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty to contempt of Congress charges brought against him by the US House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Capitol breach, CBS News reported on Friday.
Navarro pleaded not guilty to two contempt charges stemming from his alleged refusal to comply with subpoenas from the committee to provide testimony and documents related to Trump’s purported plot to overturn the recognized results of the 2020 US presidential election, the report said.
Navarro earlier this month after being indicted said that he will challenge in court the committee and its legal authority, which he claims is unconstitutional and breaks legislative rules.
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro speaks with reporters at the White House, June 18, 2020, in Washington. The House committee investigating the Capitol riot has set a vote for next week to consider contempt of Congress charges for two aides of former President Donald Trump. The committee will meet Monday to discuss whether to recommend referring for potential prosecution Trump’s former trade adviser, Peter Navarro, and Dan Scavino, the onetime chief of staff for communications.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 03.06.2022
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Navarro, who served as Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy under the Trump administration, was referred by the committee for contempt alongside other Trump associates including strategist Steve Bannon and Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.
Navarro, if convicted, would face one year in prison for each contempt count, the report said. The case is expected to go to trial later this summer, the report added.
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