Peter Navarro, former Trump aide, charged with contempt of Congress for defying Jan. 6 subpoena
A former Trump aide has been charged with contempt of Congress for ignoring a subpoena issued on Jan. 6 by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Image Source Washington, D.C. Peter Navarro, a former trade adviser to President Donald Trump , was indicted on Friday for two counts of contempt of Congress after he refused to cooperate with a House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.Two Trump aides have now been charged with defying the committee in criminal court. The trial of Steve Bannon, a political strategist, begins on July 18. By citing executive privilege, Navarro has refused to testify in order to keep Trump's communications private. By claiming the committee is illegitimate and partisan, Navarro filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to overturn the subpoena. Navarro appeared in court for the first time on Friday but did not enter a plea and requested a postponement of his next hearing, scheduled for June 17. On the other hand, he argued the civil...