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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andrew Feinberg

Trump hires Pete Navarro, who just served a four-month prison stint for contempt of Congress, as senior counselor

Ex-Trump official Peter Navarro has predicted ‘mass deportations’ should Donald Trump return to the White House, during a recent interview from jail - (Getty Images)

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said he is bringing a convicted criminal who helped plan his futile attempt to overturn the 2020 election to the White House as a senior member of his administration working on trade issues.

In a statement first posted to Truth Social, Trump said he was bringing on Peter Navarro, the former head of the National Trade Council during his first term, as a “Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing.”

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