Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro sentenced to prison
Peter Navarro, former advisor to former US President Donald Trump, was sentenced to 4 months in prison for contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena sent to him regarding the investigation into the raid on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Peter Navarro, former advisor to former President Donald Trump, was sentenced to 4 months in prison for contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena sent to him by the committee investigating the raid on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Navarro said he will appeal his sentence and asked Judge Amit Mehta to suspend any sentence against him.
Navarro was found guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress in September last year for failing to comply with subpoenas. Prosecutors had asked Judge Mehta to sentence Navarro to six months in prison and a $200,000 fine for each offense, to be served concurrently.
Bannon, a former Trump advisor, was also sentenced to prison
Trump's former adviser Steve Bannon was sentenced to 6 months in prison for "malicious defiance and contempt" against the committee investigating the Congressional raid in 2022, and was sentenced to 4 months in prison. Bannon's case is currently under appeal.
