BREAKING: Navarro Guilty Of Contempt Of Congress

CBS News reports:

Former President Donald Trump’s top White House trade adviser Peter Navarro was found guilty Thursday of two counts of criminal contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

A jury in Washington, D.C., convicted the former Trump administration official following a trial that lasted just over a day. Navarro’s defense team called no witnesses. He faces a maximum of one year in prison and a fine of $100,000 for each count.

Prosecutors alleged Navarro “acted like he was above the law” when he defied the request from the now-expired House select committee for documents and testimony in February 2022. At the time, congressional investigators were interested in Navarro’s efforts to formulate a plan to delay the certification of the 2020 presidential election results.

Former Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro has been convicted of contempt of Congress for not complying with a subpoena from the House January 6 committee.

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) September 7, 2023

BREAKING: A jury has found Peter Navarro *guilty* of two counts of criminal contempt of Congress for defying the Jan. 6 select committee.https://t.co/wwYbcYxxRS

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) September 7, 2023