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DOJ seeks 6-month prison term for former Trump adviser convicted of contempt of Congress

www.nbcnews.com DOJ seeks 6-month prison term for former Trump adviser convicted of contempt of Congress

Peter Navarro, who worked as a trade adviser in the Trump White House, defied a subpoena to testify before the House Jan. 6 committee.

Peter Navarro, who worked as a trade adviser in the Trump White House, defied a subpoena to testify before the House Jan. 6 committee

The Justice Department wants former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro to spend six months behind bars after being convicted of criminal contempt of Congress for ignoring a subpoena.

Federal prosecutors said in a court filing Thursday that Navarro “deserves severe punishment” that includes a $200,000 fine in addition to prison time. He is scheduled to be sentenced Jan 25.

Navarro, 74, was found guilty last year on two counts of contempt after he rejected a congressional subpoena to testify before the now-defunct Jan. 6 committee and provide relevant documents.

"The Defendant chose allegiance to former President Donald Trump over the rule of law," prosecutors wrote in Thursday's sentencing memo.

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They better do the same for Gym Jordan
- Gymnasium Jordan

Can't wait to watch the GOP spin this towards Hunter Biden.
(The situations aren't the same at all)
- I think if they take all the contempts of congress and said yup we can do jail on them, then yes hunter goes, but I would also look into all the others that would be on that dock, sitting or currently not.

This is the best summary I could come up with:
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department wants former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro to spend six months behind bars after being convicted of criminal contempt of Congress for ignoring a subpoena.
Federal prosecutors said in a court filing Thursday that Navarro “deserves severe punishment” that includes a $200,000 fine in addition to prison time.
Navarro, 74, was found guilty last year on two counts of contempt after he rejected a congressional subpoena to testify before the now-defunct Jan. 6 committee and provide relevant documents.
"The Defendant chose allegiance to former President Donald Trump over the rule of law," prosecutors wrote in Thursday's sentencing memo.
“He cloaked his bad-faith strategy of defiance and contempt behind baseless, unfounded invocations of executive privilege and immunity that could not and would never apply to his situation,” they added.
Navarro has said that he ignored the congressional subpoena because Trump told him to invoke executive privilege, an argument that was later rejected by prosecutors and a judge.
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How I would love to see that arrogant, continuing, unrepentant asshole behind bars. He really lives in an alternate and very ugly and corrupt universe. And he could be a charter member of The Narcissist Club.

Other than Hollywood Ten (1948), and Rita Lavelle (1984) they won't do any time. Even Bannon got sentenced under same thing as Navarro and won't do any time.
Just got to run out the clock until Trump re-elected

Other than Hollywood Ten (1948), and Rita Lavelle (1984) they won't do any time. Even Bannon got sentenced under same thing as Navarro and won't do any time.

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