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The Democrat-led political witch hunt known as the “January 6 Committee” issued a subpoena to former White House aide Peter Navarro of the Trump administration.
After refusing to comply, a jury in Washington, D.C. found Navarro guilty of two counts of criminal contempt of Congress.
Trump responded to the conviction by saying “only China is celebrating.” (Poll: Do You Stand With Donald Trump? VOTE)
Of course a DC jury found Peter Navarro guilty.
Of course the Regime targeted him.
Of course this is political persecution.
Peter Navarro was protected by executive privilege and was under no obligation to testify before the corrupt J6 Committee.
He's a good man and deserves… pic.twitter.com/LLMmL4UNUW
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) September 8, 2023
Navarro wilfully refused to testify before the January 6 Committe and he refused to give up requested documents.
As a result, he faces a maximum sentence of a year in prison and fines of up to $100,000.
Trump said, “I can’t believe that these Fascist Monsters have so viciously gone after the great Peter Navarro for defying the totally partisan January 6th Unselect Committee of political Hacks and Thugs, who refused to go after Crazy Nancy Pelosi, and the reasons she and the Mayor of D.C. REJECTED 10,000 soldiers, which would have easily stopped any future security problem.”
Navarro’s sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 12, 2024, by U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta.
Many Americans have speculated that Trump will pardon Navarro when he retakes the White House in January 2024.
Trump goes after the Feds and J6 committee for their persecution of Peter Navarro pic.twitter.com/FwNPhANEoW — johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) September 8, 2023 “His testimony wouldn’t have mattered, anyway, because the ‘Committee’ QUICKLY and ILLEGALLY DELETED & DESTROYED ALL EVIDENCE & FINDINGS!” Trump said there was “MUCH, MUCH, MUCH, evidence and findings that the Unselect Committee DID NOT WANT SEEN. This deleted and destroyed evidence is a big part of my defense, and the defense of many others.” “They should be the ones who are prosecuted, not Peter Navarro who, by the way, was single greatest trade negotiator against China, who paid the U.S. hundreds of billions of dollars during the Trump Administration (never paid ten cents before us!). Only China is celebrating the Navarro conviction!” At trial, Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Aloi told jurors that “Peter Navarro made a choice.” (Trending: Why Joe Biden Must Be Impeached) “He chose not to comply with the congressional subpoena. Our government only works when people play by the rules,” she said. “We are a nation of laws and our system does not work if people think they are above the law,” she added. Navarro called the trial “a landmark case that’s bound for the Supreme Court.” “It’s about the constitutional separation of powers that goes back to the days of George Washington when the legislative branch first began to try to meddle with the executive branch,” he said. (Trending: Joe Biden Decides Whether to Wear A Mask Again) “There are very good reasons why executive privilege is sacrosanct. It’s the mechanism by which effective presidential decision-making is made. So this case is not about me.”