The former White House economic adviser during Donald Trump’s term, Peter Navarro, was indicted this Friday by a grand jury on charges of contempt of Congress for allegedly defying the subpoenas of the House committee investigating the attacks to the Capitol on January 6, 1200, the Department of Justice reported in a statement.
“The former White House adviser Peter K. Navarro has been indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of contempt of Congress stemming from his failure to comply with a subpoena issued by the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 violation of the United States Capitol,” he announced. the Department.
The indictment states that Navarro faces one charge of refusing to appear for a statement before the committee and another charge of refusing to present documents. An unidentified officer told ABC News that Navarro was arrested this Friday.
Earlier this week, Navarro filed a lawsuit against the federal prosecutor in Washington DC and other parties after claiming he received a summons from the grand jury related to a contempt referral to the House, reported ABC News.
The House voted in April to hold Navarro and Dan Scavino, who served as White House social media manager, in contempt. , for refusing to cooperate with the committee. So far the Justice Department has taken no action against Scavino. However, the department previously filed an indictment against former White House counsel Steve Bannon as he was found in contempt by the House, pleading not guilty and with a trial set to begin in July.
In case of If Navarro is convicted, he could face a maximum sentence of two years in prison and fines of up to $16,000 dollars, the Department of Justice specified. This Friday he was scheduled to make an initial court appearance in Washington in the afternoon.
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