Peter Navarro

The House voted in April to hold Peter Navarro in contempt. Evidently, this did not go unnoticed at the Justice Department.

The House voted last fall to hold Steve Bannon in contempt when he ignored a Jan. 6 committee subpoena, and soon after, the former White House strategist was indicted. Democratic lawmakers also voted to hold former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in contempt when he refused to honor a subpoena, but at least for now, he hasn’t been charged. As regular readers know, Peter Navarro was a key insider in Donald Trump’s White House; he has important information; he was subpoenaed to cooperate with the bipartisan investigation; and he refused. Navarro’s initial court appearance is expected this afternoon. According to the Justice Department’s statement, each count of contempt of Congress carries a minimum of 30 days and a maximum of one year in jail, as well as a fine of up to $100,000. Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro has been indicted on contempt of Congress charges, the Department of Justice said Friday. Navarro, 72, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday on two counts of contempt after snubbing a subpoena from the House committee investigating Jan. 6 seeking testimony and documents.

Peter Navarro became the second aide to former President Donald Trump indicted for contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena in the Jan. 6 probe.

The Justice Department is considering criminal charges for them. Navarro said in a later interview that Trump was “on board with the strategy,” according to the committee. The indictment against Navarro was filed Thursday and unsealed Friday. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta will hear the case. Federal courts have so far upheld the committee’s authority to subpoena documents and testimony. The committee said he could refuse to answer questions based on a privilege, but that he must appear. He didn't respond immediately to a request for comment about the criminal charges.

Navarro indicted on two counts of contempt of Congress after he defied a subpoena issued by the Capitol attack committee.

But in an attempt to block the justice department from prosecuting the contempt of Congress referral and to somehow invalidate the grand jury subpoena, Navarro on Tuesday filed a last-ditch, 88-page lawsuit seeking an injunction from a federal judge. In an attempt to block the justice department from prosecuting the contempt of Congress referral and to somehow invalidate the grand jury subpoena, Navarro on Tuesday filed a last-ditch, 88-page lawsuit seeking an injunction from a federal judge.

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Navarro’s “Green Bay Sweep” plan sought to keep Trump in office by having Vice President Mike Pence delay the certification of the Electoral College so that Congress and state legislatures would have more time to pursue fraud allegations. Navarro has long been open, often shockingly so, about his role in the plot to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Navarro writes in the suit that he will “lead the charge” if he’s “not dead or in prison” to subpoena Democratic leaders if Republicans win the 2024 election. The committee voted in March to refer Navarro — along with former Trump communications aide Dan Scavino — in contempt for failing to comply with subpoenas. He discussed the filing during a heated interview with MSNBC’s Ari Melber on Thursday. The indictment came down on Friday as Navarro has refused to cooperate with the Jan. 6 committee.

Navarro refused to comply “in any way” with a subpoena issued by the House committee investigating the Capitol riot, the Justice Department said Friday.

“So you’re risking going potentially to jail not to talk to them, but you’re out here talking in public.” Much of the information the committee wanted to probe was information Navarro had already discussed publicly either in his book or in countless media appearances. In any event, you must appear to assert any executive privilege objections on a question-by-question basis during the deposition.”

Peter Navarro was indicted by the Department of Justice after refusing to comply with a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 committee.

The subpoena sought a deposition and documents from Navarro, but Navarro refused, according to the indictment. Navarro has called the Jan. 6 committee illegitimate and is suing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over the committee's activity. "Department of Justice appears to have colluded with the White House and Congress." Navarro said during his court appearance he was put in a jail cell Friday. "I was a distinguished public servant for court years," he said. In his first court appearance Friday afternoon, Navarro said that he was on his way to Nashville for a television appearance Friday morning, and that an FBI team let him get to the airport and try to board a plane before putting him in handcuffs.