Navarro Loses Contempt Hearing, Spars With Protester

The New York Post reports:

Former Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro snapped at a protester and tried to snatch their “Trump lost” poster Wednesday after a federal judge rejected his bid to forestall a contempt of Congress trial. Navarro, 74, will face two counts starting Sept. 5 over his refusal to fulfill a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

US District Judge Amit Mehta ruled Wednesday that Navarro had failed to meet the burden of proof needed to demonstrate that executive privilege had been invoked to shield him from congressional subpoenas, allowing the trial to move forward. “Executive privilege is an extraordinary assertion of power, not to be lightly invoked,” the judge said.

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After a judge ruled against him in his criminal contempt case, former Trump advisor Peter Navarro attempts to snatch a “Trump lost” sign from a protester at his press conference. pic.twitter.com/d0AIQvjY6z

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