In overnight filing, Peter #Navarro asks to remain free pending appeal
“It’s patently unclear Congress intended to punish sr pres advisors who in good faith refused to comply w/..subpoena based on a good faith belief they were duty-bound to assert exec priv”
MEHTA says "respect for the law" and need for "general deterrence" should be reflected in his sentence for #Navarro. "This was a significant effort by Congress to get to the bottom of a terrible day in American history."
#DOJ seeks #jail for #Navarro
The fmr #Trump WH trade adviser acted w/o a lawyer in defying a #House#subpoena & failed to substantiate a claim that Trump asserted executive privilege to bar his testimony Federal prosecutors asked a judge Thurs to sentence #PeterNavarro to 6 months behind bars for #contempt of Congress, saying he put allegiance to Trump over the rule of #law in refusing to cooperate w/a House cmte probing the #Jan6 attack.
“Federal prosecutors asked a judge Thursday to sentence former White House trade adviser Peter #Navarro to six months behind bars for contempt of Congress, saying he put allegiance to former president Donald Trump over the rule of law in refusing to cooperate with a House committee probing the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/01/19/navarro-sentencing-recommendation-contempt/
NEW: Court denies former #Trump advisor Peter #Navarro’s request for new trial in contempt of Congress criminal case. Navarro challenged case, arguing jury took break outside courthouse during deliberations, near possible demonstrators