Navarro was the second Trump aide to face contempt of Congress charges.
Trump White House official Peter Navarro has been convicted of contempt of Congress charges filed after he was accused of refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the US Capitol riot in Washington DC.
Navarro was the second Trump aide to face contempt of Congress charges after former White House adviser Steve Bannon. Bannon was convicted of two counts and was sentenced to four months behind bars, though he has been free pending appeal. He was charged with two misdemeanour counts of contempt of Congress, both punishable by up to a year behind bars.
US District Judge Amit Mehta ruled Navarro’s executive privilege argument was not a defence against the charges, finding that Navarro had not shown evidence Mr Trump invoked it.
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