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I wonder if Trump will fight the culture war behind bars when he`s sucking
black dick with a mouth full of broken front teeth?
Rightists are falling like Dominoes, soon our prisons will be full!
Soon they will be shooting them in the streets.
Former Trump adviser Navarro convicted of contempt of Congress
By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch
September 7, 202310:04 PM EDTUpdated 15 hours ago
WASHINGTON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump`s trade
adviser Peter Navarro was found guilty on Thursday of contempt of Congress
for defying a subpoena from the House of Representatives committee that
investigated the 2021 attack on the Capitol.
A 12-member jury convicted Navarro on two counts of contempt after he
refused to testify or turn over documents to the Democratic-led House
panel that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021 riot by Trump supporters and
broader attempts by Trump, a Republican, to reverse his 2020 election
defeat.
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Navarro, a hawk on China policy who advised Trump on trade issues during
his presidency and also served on the COVID-19 task force, became the
second close associate of Trump to be convicted for spurning the
committee. Steve Bannon was found guilty last year of contempt of Congress
for similarly defying a subpoena and was sentenced to four months in
prison. Bannon is now appealing the conviction.
Navarro said ahead of his trial that he did not have to comply with the
subpoena because Trump had invoked executive privilege, a legal doctrine
that shields some executive branch records and communications from
disclosure.
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But U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Navarro could not use this
as a defense, finding that the defendant had not presented evidence that
Trump formally invoked executive privilege in response to the subpoena.
Defense lawyer Stanley Woodward was left to argue that Navarro`s failure
to comply may have been an accident or a mistake.
Navarro, wearing a dark suit and red tie, showed no visible reaction when
the verdict was read aloud following about five hours of jury
deliberations. His lawyer said he would appeal.
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"The day that Judge Mehta ruled that I could not use executive privilege
as the defense in this case, the die was cast," Navarro told reporters
outside the courthouse.
The charges carry a minimum of 30 days and a maximum of one year in jail.
Sentencing was scheduled for Jan. 12.
Navarro said he did not call Trump as a witness because the front-runner
for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination was "fighting four
different indictments in three different jurisdictions. We chose not to go
there."
The verdict in federal court in Washington followed a trial with just one
day of testimony from three prosecution witnesses, former staff members of
the House committee. The defense did not call any witnesses or present any
evidence.
[1/3]Peter Navarro, a White House economic adviser under former U.S.
President Donald Trump, speaks to reporters outside the E. Barrett
Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, U.S., September 5, 2023.
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"The defendant chose allegiance to former President Trump over compliance
with the subpoena," federal prosecutor Elizabeth Aloi told the jurors
during closing arguments earlier on Thursday. "That is contempt. That is a
crime."
`NOT OVER BY A LONG SHOT`
Navarro`s lawyers sought a mistrial following the verdict, claiming jurors
were allowed outside the courthouse for a break and encountered protesters
angry over the Capitol riot. Mehta declined to rule on the request without
additional information about what had transpired.
Navarro lawyer John Rowley told reporters the case posed important legal
issues that would need to be decided on appeal.
"This case is not over by a long shot," Rowley said.
The verdict represented a victory for the Justice Department and the now-
defunct select committee, which moved aggressively to secure testimony
from Trump advisers before being disbanded when Republicans took control
of the House in January.
Many of the committee`s findings were mirrored in a federal indictment
obtained by Special Counsel Jack Smith accusing Trump of attempting to
subvert the election results.
The panel sought to interview Navarro about a plan devised by him and
other Trump allies, dubbed the "Green Bay Sweep," to delay Congress from
certifying Democratic President Joe Biden`s 2020 election victory. The
committee concluded its work last year without interviewing Navarro.
Navarro had said publicly that he was protecting the presidency by not
sharing information with Congress.
Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on the day that Congress met to
certify Biden`s victory, attacking police and sending lawmakers and others
fleeing for safety. Trump has made false claims that the election was
stolen from him through widespread voting fraud.
Reporting by Andrew Goudsward; Editing by Scott Malone and Will Dunham
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