Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility
Ex-Trump Aide Navarro Pleads Not Guilty to Contempt Charges
gvw_ap_news
By Associated Press
Published 3 years ago on
June 17, 2022

Share

 

Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro pleaded not guilty Friday to contempt of Congress charges after refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Navarro, 72, appeared in federal court in Washington to be arraigned on the two-count indictment.

He was charged with one contempt count for failing to appear for a deposition before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack and a second charge for failing to produce documents the committee requested.

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta scheduled a trial for November. Navarro’s lawyers asked for the trial to be held next year, saying the case presented constitutional and legal questions that need to be litigated.

Navarro has argued that the select committee investigating the attack is unlawful and therefore a subpoena it issued to him in February is unenforceable under law.

RELATED TOPICS:

DON'T MISS

What Are Fresno Real Estate Experts Predicting for 2025 and Beyond?

UP NEXT

Iran Threatens to Strike US Bases in Region if Military Conflict Arises

Fresno Measure C Transportation Tax Talks Continue Amid Renewal Uncertainty

14 hours ago

Judge Bars Trump Administration From Detaining Mahmoud Khalil

14 hours ago

Life-Threatening Meals: Restaurants Would Identify Food Allergens for Diners Under This Proposed Law

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. If Kim Nickols eats dairy, peanuts or wheat, her blood pre...

13 hours ago

13 hours ago

Life-Threatening Meals: Restaurants Would Identify Food Allergens for Diners Under This Proposed Law

13 hours ago

Iran Threatens to Strike US Bases in Region if Military Conflict Arises

14 hours ago

Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades

14 hours ago

Fresno Measure C Transportation Tax Talks Continue Amid Renewal Uncertainty

14 hours ago

Judge Bars Trump Administration From Detaining Mahmoud Khalil

14 hours ago

Is a Waxed Apple ‘Ultra-Processed?’ CA Bill Could Trigger a Lawsuit Barrage

14 hours ago

Edmunds: These Five Vehicles Are Hidden Automotive Gems

15 hours ago

GM to Invest $4 Billion to Shift Some Production From Mexico to the US

Help continue the work that gets you the news that matters most.

Search

Send this to a friend