WASHINGTON — Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro pleaded not guilty in the criminal contempt case against him for defying a subpoena by the congressional committee investigating the Capitol riot.
Navarro, who appeared Friday in federal court in Washington, entered the plea to both counts the U.S. Justice Department brought against him. One is for declining to appear for a deposition. The other is for refusing to hand over documents in response to a subpoena from the House committee probing the storming of the U.S. Capitol in January 2021 and the events leading up to it.
The case against Navarro comes amid the panel’s televised hearings into the insurrection.
