Peter Navarro, the former White House trade advisor who was jailed for contempt of Congress, will be released from prison on Wednesday and will address the Republican National Convention (RNC).
Peter Navarro, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, was found guilty in September 2022 of contempt of Congress charges.
This conviction stemmed from his refusal to cooperate with the congressional investigation into the January 6th, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Navarro, who had served as Trump’s White House trade advisor, was subpoenaed by the committee probing the events of that fateful day, but he steadfastly refused to provide any testimony or documents, citing executive privilege.
Navarro’s defiance of the congressional subpoena ultimately led to his arrest and incarceration in a Miami prison, where he has been serving a four-month sentence.
Despite this legal setback, Navarro has remained unapologetic, denouncing his conviction as the “partisan weaponization of the judicial system.”
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He has maintained that his refusal to cooperate was justified by the former president’s invocation of executive privilege, a claim that the courts ultimately rejected.
The inclusion of Navarro on the RNC program is particularly noteworthy given his vocal promotion of baseless claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
Navarro, who had served as a key member of Trump’s White House team, was a vocal proponent of the “Immaculate Deception” theory, which sought to undermine the legitimacy of President Joe Biden’s electoral victory.
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