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Former Trump White House adviser found guilty of contempt of Congress

Navarro, an adviser to Trump, arrives for the third day of his contempt of Congress trial in September 2023.
Peter Navarro, an adviser to Trump, arrives for the third day of his contempt of Congress trial in September 2023. Photograph: Bonnie Cash/UPI/Shutterstock

A White House adviser to Donald Trump was found guilty of contempt of Congress on Thursday when he refused to cooperate with an investigation of the deadly January 6 attack on the US Capitol.

Peter Navarro, a senior trade adviser during Trump’s presidency and who had promoted his baseless claims of mass voter fraud, was convicted in Washington’s federal courthouse after a short trial.

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