Donald Trump Jr. visited former Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro, who is in jail for failing to respond to a congressional subpoena as the legal battle against former President Donald Trump and his associates continues.
Navarro was found guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress for failing to respond to a subpoena from the now-defunct House of Representatives Select Committee on January 6. He filed an emergency motion asking the Supreme Court to intervene, but the Supreme Court denied his motion to avoid a prison sentence.
Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro speaks to reporters outside the federal courthouse in Washington, Friday, June 3, 2022. (Jacqueline Martin/Associated Press)
according to politiko“The Chief Justice found that a panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals failed to address several challenges to the fairness of Mr. Navarro’s conviction when he first sought to remain free pending appeal. He pointed out that it was approved.
Mr. Navarro is serving a four-month sentence. Donald Trump Jr. visited him in prison and told ABC News, “It’s important to show your support.”
Donald Trump Jr. visits Peter Navarro in federal prison: source
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“Trump Jr. told ABC News that Mr. Navarro is ‘fine’ and believes he was wrongfully convicted,” the paper said. report.
Navarro talked about fighting the swamp and his new book new MAGA tradingduring an appearance in March. Breitbart News Saturdaysaid in an interview that he was charged with contempt of Congress and detained while former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was in power.
“I was indicted and indicted by the Democratic Department of Justice. I was stripped of all defenses by the judge in this case before going to jury trial, but I didn’t realize this at jury trial — That’s an amazing statistic, Matt — 95% of voters who voted, 95% voted for Biden in the 2020 District of Columbia election. ” concluded.
But Navarro made it clear that this case is bigger than him.
“This is about the constitutional separation of powers and the sanctity of so-called executive privilege that goes back to George Washington. …And the irony of this whole thing is that the Justice Department itself has been under the control of Democratic and Republican administrations. , has said for over 50 years that you can’t subpoena the president or his alter ego, the president’s senior White House adviser. You just can’t do that. [It] It violates the separation of powers. So if I go to prison and lose on appeal, separation of powers as we know it will end and executive privilege will die a slow death at the hands of the Biden administration,” Navarro said at the time. Ta. “I’m sure Democrats don’t want that either, so that’s not good.”
Navarro added that he was “fighting on principle for the Constitution.”
“Don’t cry for me, Argentina. Let’s fight for Donald Trump now,” he said, adding, “In 2024, we must win.”
Listen to the full interview below.
