Posted on 09/07/2023 1:30:30 PM PDT by Alter Kaker
CNN —
Former Donald Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro has been convicted of contempt of Congress for not complying to a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.
Navarro is the second ex-aide to former President Donald Trump to be prosecuted for his lack of cooperation with the committee. Steve Bannon was convicted last year on two contempt counts. Bannon’s case is currently on appeal.
Prosecutors told the jury during closing arguments Thursday that Navarro “made a choice” not to comply with a February 2022 subpoena.
Justice Department attorney Elizabeth Aloi said that government only works if people play by the rules and are held accountable if they don’t.
“The subpoena – it is not hard to understand,” she said, adding that Navarro knew “what he was required to do and when he was required to do it.”
Navarro’s attorney Stanley Woodward contested the idea that the subpoena was simple, staying that the subpoena did not specify where in the Capitol complex Navarro was supposed to show up for his deposition.
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I have plenty of contempt for Congress. The Senate, too.
And here come the NeverTrumps cheering on our rogue government
It’s a damn shame when you live in America but are not allowed to have contempt for the maggots in Congress.
He’ll win on appeal eventually. The committee was not legally formed according to the Rules of the House with significant and critical violations, and it’s “subpoenas” were and will be ruled illegitimate.
Justice Department attorney Elizabeth Aloi said that government only works if people play by the rules and are held accountable if they don’t.
Priceless.
From the ones who are NOT.
Now do Eric Holder.
I'll bet the GOP will convict all sorts of people that Comer is subpoenaing..../s
I’m confused. Why doesn’t the Republican House just revoke (or recall, or whatever) the subpoenas?
Most people have contempt for Congress.
How is there not one person on these juries who will vote the right way?
“The subpoena – it is not hard to understand,”
No, it’s not hard to understand that the subpoena was invalid because they were trying to use it to pierce Executive privilege without getting a court order first.
They’re DC juries. Most of the jobs in DC, if not working directly for the federal government, are in industries that are entirely reliant on the government and government employees. So juries in DC know which side their bread is buttered on.
“And here come the NeverTrumps cheering on our rogue government”
Anyone that cheers this Marxist regime tyranny isn’t merely a NeverTrumper. They’re a card-carrying commie. Let’s get that straight.
Wear it as a badge of honor I have nothing but contempt for govt because they are a bunch of commie bastards
I think about everybody knows "why".
These are D.C. juries who vote 97% Democrat/Progressive. The Constitution and the law mean nothing to them. Only politics does. You would get a fairer outcome in a Stalinist show trial.
You might be right but where will Navarro recoup the fortune he was forced to waste while defending himself from this kangaroo court BS? Navarro was a superstar in the Trump administration. Do you think Navarro would risk another round of Nazi recrimination if asked to serve in the second MAGA administration?
Exactly!!!!!! this is unbelievable!!!!
Did FBI Dir. Wray appear when he was subpoenaed?
Didn’t Biden WH fail to honor the subpoena for information and documents?
Yes, despite all of that I believe he will. Peter Navarro is a great man and a great American Patriot.
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