A Former Trump Advisor, Peter Navarro, Is Sentenced to Four Months in Prison for Defying Subpoena From January 6 Committee

Steve Bannon was sentenced to the same amount of prison time, but is now appealing.

AP/Jose Luis Magana
A former Trump White House advisor, Peter Navarro, talks to the press as he arrives at U.S. Federal Courthouse at Washington, January 25, 2024. AP/Jose Luis Magana

A former top trade advisor to President Trump, Peter Navarro, 74, has been sentenced to four months in federal prison and ordered to pay a $9,500 fine after being convicted of misdemeanor contempt of Congress. He — along with another senior advisor to the former president, Steve Bannon — refused to comply with subpoenas from the Select January 6 Committee.

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