Navarro Loses Bid To Investigate Contempt Charge

The Hill reports:

A federal judge on Monday rejected former Trump aide Peter Navarro’s request to investigate his indictment for contempt of Congress.

Navarro, who was indicted on two counts of contempt for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 select committee, claimed that his prosecution was politically motivated and he sought documents from the Department of Justice, according to court filings.

The former Trump aide argued that he was selectively prosecuted and that the DOJ’s decision to charge him was “tainted with ‘unlawful political interference,’” pointing to its decision not to prosecute former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and former deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino for contempt.

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