Trump Aide Peter Navarro Sentenced To Four Months In Prison In House Jan. 6 Contempt Case
ForbesJan 15
Peter Navarro Sentenced to 4 Months for Contempt of Congress
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The Facts
Peter Navarro, who was a trade advisor to former US Pres. Donald Trump, was sentenced Thursday to four months in prison for not complying with a subpoena from the House select committee probing the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.
While Navarro had argued that Trump directed him not to testify under executive privilege protections, he was convicted in September on two misdemeanor counts of criminal contempt of Congress. The four-month sentencing is lower than the six months originally requested by prosecutors.
The Spin
Anti-Trump narrative
Peter Navarro helped cause the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and worked to undermine the congressional investigation into that tragic day. As a staunch Trump supporter, the former trade advisor pushed lies about the 2020 election results and then falsely claimed executive privilege protected him from testifying about the role he played on that day. Those are the criminal offenses that have led to his conviction and sentencing.
Pro-Trump narrative
All that can be said here is that Washington is biased against Trump and his supporters. This sentencing comes just weeks after the son of Democratic Pres. Joe Biden did the same thing Navarro did — but, of course, Hunter Biden won't face the same consequences. Even House Republicans — who had the power to charge Hunter with contempt — failed to do so. This is a sad state of affairs.
