Posted 3/11/2024, 1:58:54 PM
Trump Adviser Navarro Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison for Defying Jan. 6 Panel
- Peter Navarro, Trump's former economic adviser, ordered to begin 4-month prison sentence on March 19 for contempt of Congress
- Convicted for failing to comply with probe into Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, refused to provide documents or testify
- First key Trump adviser sentenced to jail time over efforts to overturn 2020 election
- Argued Trump invoked executive privilege, but judge barred that defense at trial
- Case raises questions about limits of executive privilege for White House aides