A federal appeals court in Washington ruled on July 21 against White House trade advisor Peter Navarro, upholding his criminal conviction for contempt of Congress.
A federal jury convicted Navarro in 2023 on two misdemeanor counts of contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena.
Navarro was indicted in 2022 for not honoring the subpoena from the Jan. 6 Select Committee that existed when Democrats controlled the U.S. House of Representatives. He entered not guilty pleas to the charges.
One count covered Navarro’s failure to produce documents the Select Committee requested; the other related to his failure to appear to provide testimony at a deposition. After sentencing, he served four months in prison….