Trump Adviser Peter Navarro Found Guilty of Contempt for Defying Jan. 6 Committee Subpoena

Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro was convicted of contempt of Congress for defying the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Navarro refused to testify or turn over documents to the committee. He's the second close Trump associate convicted for spurning the committee, after Steve Bannon.

Navarro claimed executive privilege shielded him from complying, but the judge ruled he couldn't use that defense.

Prosecutors said Navarro chose allegiance to Trump over complying with the subpoena, which is contempt and a crime.

Navarro was found guilty after a one-day trial. He faces up to a year in jail at sentencing in January, and plans to appeal.