Peter Navarro, Trump’s controversial former adviser, has been sentenced to 4 months in prison for defying a congressional subpoena.
Navaras He served as a White House trade advisor during Donald Trump’s presidency. And then promoted the alleged massive baseless claims in the 2020 elections.
Each count carries a mandatory minimum sentence of one month in prison, but prosecutors asked District Judge Amit Mehta to sentence Navarro to six months on each count and impose a $200,000 fine.
“The defendant, like the mob at the Capitol, put politics, not country, first, and blocked congressional investigations,” prosecutors wrote in a statement before the sentencing. “The defendant chose loyalty to former President Donald Trump over the rule of law.”
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Bannon was convicted of two counts and sentenced to four months in prison, although he is free pending appeal.
What was Peter Navarro accused of?
Navarro was charged with two counts of contempt of Congress: the first for refusing to respond to a request to testify before a Lower House committee investigating the attack on the Capitol, and the second for not delivering to that entity some documents he requested.
Each charge carries a minimum sentence of 30 days and a maximum of one year in jail, as well as fines that can reach $100,000.
Prosecutors said that’s when Navarro acted “above the law.” January 6, 2021 Subpoena for Documents and Challenging Statement of Lower House Committee. He was charged with two misdemeanor counts of contempt of Congress, both punishable by up to a year in prison.
The prosecutor’s office alleged that Navarro “chose” not to comply with the February 2022 subpoena. And insisted that Navarro knew what he was asked to do and when.
Trump has been summoned to testify before the committee investigating the attack on the Capitol: he must appear on November 14
The complainants They said much of the material the committee is looking for is publicly available and that Navarro should turn over what he could and produce any questions or documents deemed protected under executive privilege.
Trump faces federal indictment in Washington, D.C., and state indictment in Georgia for trying to overturn his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden. He has denied any wrongdoing and said he was acting within the law.
6 January Committee of the The House of Representatives completed its work in January last year after the final report It said Trump criminally participated in a “multi-party conspiracy” to overturn the legal results of the 2020 election and that he took no action to stop the mob of his supporters at the Capitol.
