Prosecutors Seek Six-Month Prison Sentence for Peter Navarro

Former Trump Adviser Faces Sentencing for Defying Congressional Subpoena

Federal prosecutors are seeking a six-month prison sentence and a $200,000 fine for Peter Navarro, a former Trump administration adviser, for defying a congressional subpoena.
Navarro was convicted last year on two counts of contempt of Congress for not complying with a subpoena from the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
Prosecutors argue that Navarro's defiance of the subpoena is akin to the conduct of those who participated in the Capitol riot, stating that he put politics over the rule of law.
Navarro's lawyers argue that he believed he was duty-bound to assert executive privilege on former President Trump's behalf and request a more lenient sentence of no more than six months of probation and a $200 fine.
Navarro's sentencing is scheduled for January 25, and if the prosecutors' recommendation is followed, he would be the second Trump official to be sentenced for ignoring the committee's subpoenas, following Steve Bannon.