Contempt of Congress trial for Peter Navarro set to begin

[RandySF]

Washington — A top trade adviser during the Trump administration is set to stand trial this week for two counts of criminal contempt of Congress after prosecutors alleged he willfully and illegally refused to respond to subpoenas for documents and testimony from the now-defunct House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

Jury selection in Peter Navarro's criminal trial is set to begin Tuesday when a federal judge has said he intends to clear at least 50 potential jurors from a group of Washington, D.C. residents to fill just over a dozen seats on the final jury panel.

Despite years of legal wrangling and briefing schedules between prosecutors and defense attorneys, Navarro's trial is only set to last days as prosecutors successfully argued that he should be barred from employing certain explanations that he said were crucial to his defense.

The Jan. 6 committee initially subpoenaed Navarro in Feb. 2022 for records and testimony as part of its investigation into efforts to reverse the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. After he refused to comply with the requests, Congress voted to refer the matter to the Justice Department. Navarro was then indicted on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress. He pleaded not guilty.




https://www.cbsnews.com/news/peter-navarro-trial-contempt-of-congress-charges/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab8d&linkId=233296637

[cyclonefence]

1. He deserves a life sentence

for being an asshole if nothing else. Lock him up!

[Alexander Of Assyria]

2. Poor Peter. Had the power he craves, now just another common criminal. Justice is sweet, the noose

needs time to be tightened when the monster has money to delay… but that’s all the money does, the fact of the clear as day contempt remains forever.

[msfiddlestix]

3. I'm not sure I've ever read the results of Contempt of Congress Guilty Verdict and Sentencing before

As I understand what I'm reading, it appears he's going to trial over this singular charge. In this historical context, I am curious how this play out in the end for Navarro., if found guilty. I expect that verdict, but what will be the sentencing?

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Sorry to see Wilbur Ross hasn't been tagged yet

[Takket]

5. Does it matter?

Bannon was convicted a year ago and is still out there living life to the fullest while his appeal, with no end in sight, just drags on.

So Navarro gets convicted and will just appeal as well while it sits in some judges’ cue for a year.