Tag Archives: Peter Navarro

CNN reports: A federal grand jury has indicted former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro for contempt of Congress after he refused to cooperate in the House January 6 committee’s investigation. Navarro has said he would subpoena President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, members of the committee investigating the January 6 attack, and other “clowns and kangaroos” if the …

Politico reports: Peter Navarro, a former White House aide to Donald Trump, says he’s been served a grand jury subpoena by federal prosecutors probing the Jan. 6 insurrection — and claims they have asked for records of “any communications” with the former president. In a draft lawsuit that Navarro began circulating Monday, the former Trump trade adviser said “two FBI …

USA Today reports: The House voted Wednesday to hold Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino, aides to former President Donald Trump, in contempt for defying subpoenas in the investigation of the Capitol attack and urged the Justice Department to charge them criminally. “Dan Scavino and Peter Navarro must be held accountable for the abuse of the public trust and defiance of …

NPR reports: The Democratic-led House select committee investigating the Capitol attack will vote on Monday to hold two former Trump White House advisers, Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino Jr., in criminal contempt of Congress. The two had been named in earlier committee subpoenas to testify, with Navarro receiving his subpoena in February and Scavino among the first wave of ex-Trump …

The Washington Post reports: The White House Counsel’s Office informed former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn and trade adviser Peter Navarro on Monday that President Biden would not back claims of executive privilege to shield them from testifying before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol. Navarro responded with an email saying: …

NBC News reports: The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol subpoenaed Peter Navarro, a top aide in former President Donald Trump’s White House, on Wednesday. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the committee chairman, announced the subpoena, which seeks records and testimony from Navarro. “Mr. Navarro appears to have information directly relevant to the Select Committee’s investigation into …

Politico reports: Peter Navarro, a former White House trade adviser, this week refused to comply with a subpoena from a House probe into the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. “At this time, I am unable to respond to the Subpoena, based on former President Trump’s invocation of executive privilege with respect to the very topic covered by the …

From the world’s most famous liar: The Communist Democrats are engaging in yet another Witch Hunt, this time going after my Administration’s unprecedented and incredible coronavirus response, despite the fact that, sadly, more Americans have died this year from Covid than in all of 2020. It is a Witch Hunt that’s been going on for years. Why don’t they investigate …

Politico reports: A congressional committee investigating the Trump administration’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic issued a subpoena for former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Thursday for failing to respond to document and interview requests. The committee is probing whether former Trump administration officials mishandled the federal response to the pandemic, specifically whether it interfered with its own health …

Via press release from New York AG Letitia James: New York Attorney General Letitia James, today, announced a new action taken in her investigation of insider trading by the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Eastman Kodak Company (Kodak). Attorney General James filed a petition with the New York County State Supreme Court to have Kodak CEO Jim Continenza publicly …

ProPublica reports: A top adviser to former President Donald Trump pressured agency officials to reward politically connected or otherwise untested companies with hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts as part of a chaotic response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the early findings of an inquiry led by House Democrats. Peter Navarro, who served as Trump’s deputy assistant and …

The Independent reports: A former aide of Donald Trump has blamed Dr Anthony Fauci for the pandemic, labeling Covid-19 as the “Fauci virus” and suggesting that the infectious disease expert was involved with China in genetically engineering the infection that has claimed millions of lives worldwide. “Fauci is the father of the actual virus. Fauci’s the guy,” said Mr Navarro. …

MSNBC reports: After complaining that Liz Cheney is “going to keep talking that smack” about the former president, Peter Navarro added, in apparent reference to Kevin McCarthy, “Let’s never forget that guy, when he had her in his sights, he blinked. He’s responsible. He’s got to go. Kevin McCarthy has to go. He no longer has the confidence of the …

The Washington Examiner reports: Peter Navarro, who served as former President Donald Trump’s trade adviser, said he disagrees with the Trump team’s plans to argue the unconstitutionality of the president’s second impeachment trial instead of focusing on election integrity. Navarro also urged the president to fire his legal team to hire Rep. Matt Gaetz, who has already signaled a willingness …

Mediaite reports: White House trade adviser Peter Navarro had a new idea for President Donald Trump’s windmill-tilting endeavors to overturn the 2020 election results: just have Vice President Mike Pence demand an investigation and delay President-elect Joe Biden’s January 20th inauguration. Navarro made the wildly unconstitutional suggestion on Justice with Judge Jeanine, where it went unchallenged by host Jeanine Pirro, …

Forbes reports: White House trade advisor Peter Navarro is the latest Trump administration staffer to publicly back up the president’s baseless voter fraud claims, publishing a report Thursday that claims widespread irregularities may have stolen last month’s election from President Trump. Many of Navarro’s claims are either anecdotal or widely debunked: He pointed to Trump’s early election-night leads in several …

“President Trump’s going to get a second term. Every time I wake up in the morning and see the cases surging, I think, why the hell aren’t people more angry at communist China for infecting us with this virus? “They are killing people here, and yet we see the media just won’t go there, we see the Democrat Party won’t …

Politico reports: White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said Friday that the Trump administration is operating as if it will extend into a second term, attempting to stiff-arm the reality of last week’s election and dismissing talk that the incoming Biden administration might unwind many of President Donald Trump’s policies. “We are moving forward here at the White House under …

Mediaite reports: White House trade advisor Navarro gave an interview to MSNBC’s Hallie Jackson the day after the debate, and she pressed him on Trump telling the Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by” when asked to condemn racist groups. “Why didn’t the president denounce more strongly the Proud Boys in that moment, Peter?” Jackson asked. “I think that …

Politico reports: The White House has blocked trade adviser Peter Navarro from testifying at a House oversight hearing Wednesday about a partially canceled Defense Production Act contract to manufacture ventilators. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), who heads the Oversight Economic and Consumer Policy Subcommittee, issued a staff report in late July that argued the administration vastly overpaid Philips Respironics, agreeing to …