Former Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro brought a photo of his one-time boss to the courthouse as his contempt of Congress trial kicked off Wednesday.
The former presidential advisor contends that the subpoenas were nullified by former President Donald Trump’s executive privilege, the right of a president to keep certain communications confidential.
Last week, a woman flashed a ‘Trump lost’ sign near Peter Navarro during a press briefing he gave outside the DC courthouse.Navarro has pleaded not guilty to both counts, which carry somewhere between 30 days and one year behind bars as well as a fine of up to $100,000 per charge.to forestall a trial on the grounds of executive privilege.
However, even if Trump had properly invoked executive privilege Mehta reportedly suggested that Navarro may have been liable for testimony on any non-priviledged topics.Gregory P. Mango The House Jan. 6 Committee subpoena against Navarro for testimony came in February of last year, just weeks after heThe trade adviser had implied that the committee wouldn’t dare contact him, due to his ability to clear Trump’s name.The panel was eager to learn about Navarro’s so-called “Green Bay Sweep” plan to overturn the 2020 election results and other details he may have had pertaining to Trump’s broader efforts the thwart the election.
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