WASHINGTON — Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro was indicted on charges of defying a subpoena by the congressional committee investigating the Capitol riot, giving the panel fresh ammunition as it probes the post-election acts of Donald Trump and his allies.
Navarro “is charged with one contempt count involving his refusal to appear for a deposition and another involving his refusal to produce documents, despite a subpoena from the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol,” the Justice Department said in a statement Friday.
The indictment is another signal that the department will bring charges against those who were within Trump’s inner circle and comes just days before the committee is scheduled to begin nationally televised hearings.
