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>
> 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.
> REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson Acquire Licensing Rights
>
> "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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