Peter Navarro, close to Donald Trump, convicted of obstructing a congressional investigation into the attack on the Capitol

Peter Navarro, a former economic adviser and close ally of Donald Trump, was sentenced Thursday, January 25, to four months in prison for obstructing the investigative powers of Congress, which summoned him from the Capitol on January 6 to hear about the attack. , 2021.

Also fined, Peter Navarro announced his intention to appeal. He was indicted in September on charges of refusing, in February 2022, to attend and provide documents to a House of Representatives committee subpoena investigating the events of January 6, 2021.

That day, hundreds of Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, the seat of the US Congress, in an attempt to block the certification of victory for his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden. Another former adviser to the former American president, Steve Bannon, a herald of right-wing democracy, has already been sentenced to four months in prison for similar facts in 2022. He also appealed.

“Total Immunity” for Trump?

Donald Trump was not directly concerned by the courts for these incidents, although a January 6, 2021 commission of inquiry recommended criminal proceedings against him in December 2022, specifically for sedition and conspiracy against American institutions. The Republican, a candidate for the nomination for the next presidential election, was nevertheless found guilty by a federal court in Washington in August 2023, followed by Georgia (south-east) state courts for trying to reverse the results of the 2020 election. .

Former President A “Complete Immunity” for his actions while in the White House, but the judge at his federal trial in Washington, Tanya Chutkan, in December rejected his appeal to dismiss the charges on that basis. A federal appeals court in Washington is expected to rule on the matter in the coming days after hearing arguments from the defense and prosecution on January 9.