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Trump adviser Peter Navarro guilty of contempt for dodging Jan 6 subpoena

Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro arrives at the US Federal Courthouse in Washington, DC, on September 7 [Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo]

Peter Navarro, a trade adviser to former United States President Donald Trump, has been convicted of two misdemeanour counts of criminal contempt after prosecutors said he defied a congressional subpoena compelling him to submit evidence about the 2021 Capitol attack.

A 12-member jury deliberated for four hours on Thursday before handing in the verdict in a federal district court in Washington, DC.

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