Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro is convicted of contempt of Congress in Jan. 6 investigation

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Source: NBC News

WASHINGTON — Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro was convicted Thursday of criminal contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a congressional subpoena related to the plot to overturn the 2020 election.

The jury deliberated for about four hours at a federal courthouse in Washington before it found Navarro guilty of two counts of contempt for refusing to testify before the House Jan. 6 committee and turn over subpoenaed documents.

Each count carries a minimum of 30 days and a maximum of one year in prison, in addition to a maximum fine of $100,000.

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta scheduled sentencing for Jan. 12.

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WASHINGTON -- Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro was convicted Thursday of criminal contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a congressional subpoena related to the plot to overturn the 2020 election.

The jury deliberated for about four hours before finding Navarro, 74, guilty of two counts of contempt for refusing to testify before the House Jan. 6 committee and turn over subpoenaed documents.

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta scheduled his sentencing for Jan. 12.

The two counts each carry a minimum of 30 days and a maximum of one year in prison, in addition to a maximum fine of $100,000. "There's no mistake, no accident," prosecutor John Crabb told jurors in the Washington, D.C. federal courtroom during closing arguments Thursday morning. "That man thinks he's above the law," Crabb said. "In this country, nobody is above the law."

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Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro is convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena in a Jan 6. investigation

Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro was convicted Thursday of criminal contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a congressional subpoena related to the plot to overturn the 2020 election.

The jury deliberated for about four hours before finding Navarro guilty of two counts of contempt for refusing to testify before the House Jan. 6 committee and turn over subpoenaed documents.

The two counts each carry a minimum of 30 days and a maximum of one year in prison, in addition to a maximum fine of $100,000.

"There's no mistake, no accident," prosecutor John Crabb told jurors in the Washington, D.C. federal courtroom during closing arguments.