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Former Trump aide Peter Navarro convicted of contempt for defying Jan. 6 committee subpoena

  • Peter Navarro, a former trade adviser in the Trump administration, was found guilty of two counts of criminal contempt of Congress.
  • Navarro refused to comply with a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the January 6th attack on the Capitol.
  • He claimed executive privilege prevented him from cooperating, but the judge rejected that defense.
  • Navarro faces up to a year in prison for each contempt charge when sentenced in January.
  • He is the second Trump aide convicted for defying the committee's subpoenas, following Steve Bannon.
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