Former Trump Advisor Peter Navarro Sentenced To Prison For Defying Jan. 6 Subpoena

By DOJ News Photos: YouTube Screenshots WASHINGTON – Former White House advisor Peter K. Navarro, 74, was sentenced today to four months in prison for refusing to appear before the U.S. Congress to give testimony and produce documents as required by a subpoena he received from the United States House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves of the District of Columbia and FBI Assistant Director in Charge David Sundberg, of the FBI’s Washington Field Office. Navarro, of Washington D.C., was found guilty by a jury on September 7, 2023, of one contempt count related to his refusal to appear for a deposition and another count related to his refusal to produce documents in response to the Congressional subpoena. The verdict followed a trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. In addition to the prison sentence, the Honorable Amit P. Mehta, who presided over the trial and sentencing, ordered Navarro to pay a fine of $9,500. According to evidence presented at trial, the Select Committee issued a subpoena to Navarro on Feb. 9, 2022. The subpoena required him to appear and...