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Source: NBC News
Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro indicted on contempt of Congress charges
The charges stem from his refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot.
June 4, 2022 | By Dareh Gregorian and Ryan J. Reilly
Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro was arrested at an airport Friday on contempt of Congress charges — allegations he vowed to fight.
Navarro, 72, was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday after snubbing a subpoena from the House committee investigating Jan. 6 seeking testimony and documents.
Court documents indicate the government requested Navarro's indictment be sealed until his "arrest operation is executed."
In a court appearance Friday, Navarro said he was arrested at the airport while en route to Nashville for a television appearance, later telling reporters it was for a show hosted by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.
He was released without bail and ordered to return to the Washington, D.C., court on June 17.
In a court filing, the government said it didn't want to warn Navarro about the arrest ahead of time because it "would give the Defendant the opportunity to flee, tamper with witnesses or evidence, or take other steps to interfere with the criminal case."
Navarro was indicted on two counts of contempt of Congress, one for failing to provide papers, and another for failing to provide testimony.
The grand jury indictment says Navarro is a "private citizen" and that he never appeared before the House committee or asked for an extension of time after he was subpoenaed.
"In fact, NAVARRO had not communicated with the Select Committee in any way after receiving the subpoena on February 9, 2022," the indictment alleges, until Feb. 27, when he claimed in an email that his "hands are tied" because former President Donald Trump invoked executive privilege. The committee told him he could assert executive privilege on a question-by-question basis during his deposition, and noted there were topics they planned to ask him about that would not raise 'any executive privilege concerns at all," but Navarro still failed to appear, the indictment says.
Please go to NBC News to read more.
Source: NBC News
Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro indicted on contempt of Congress charges
The charges stem from his refusal to comply with a subpoena issued by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot.
June 4, 2022 | By Dareh Gregorian and Ryan J. Reilly
Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro was arrested at an airport Friday on contempt of Congress charges — allegations he vowed to fight.
Navarro, 72, was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday after snubbing a subpoena from the House committee investigating Jan. 6 seeking testimony and documents.
On the day of his arrest, Justice Department officials said federal prosecutors would not file similar charges against Mark Meadows, who served as White House chief of staff during former President Donald Trump's last 10 months in office, nor would they prosecute Dan Scavino, who was deputy chief of staff under Meadows.
Court documents indicate the government requested Navarro's indictment be sealed until his "arrest operation is executed."
In a court appearance Friday, Navarro said he was arrested at the airport while en route to Nashville for a television appearance, later telling reporters it was for a show hosted by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.
He was released without bail and ordered to return to the Washington, D.C., court on June 17.
In a court filing, the government said it didn't want to warn Navarro about the arrest ahead of time because it "would give the Defendant the opportunity to flee, tamper with witnesses or evidence, or take other steps to interfere with the criminal case."
Navarro was indicted on two counts of contempt of Congress, one for failing to provide papers, and another for failing to provide testimony.
The grand jury indictment says Navarro is a "private citizen" and that he never appeared before the House committee or asked for an extension of time after he was subpoenaed.
"In fact, NAVARRO had not communicated with the Select Committee in any way after receiving the subpoena on February 9, 2022," the indictment alleges, until Feb. 27, when he claimed in an email that his "hands are tied" because former President Donald Trump invoked executive privilege. The committee told him he could assert executive privilege on a question-by-question basis during his deposition, and noted there were topics they planned to ask him about that would not raise 'any executive privilege concerns at all," but Navarro still failed to appear, the indictment says.
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