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Hugo Lowell in Washington

US Capitol attack panel votes to recommend prosecution of Trump duo

Peter Navarro, a former Trump senior adviser, in October 2020. Navarro refused to provide documents or testimony after he was subpoenaed by the committee.
Peter Navarro, a former Trump senior adviser, in October 2020. Navarro refused to provide documents or testimony after he was subpoenaed by the committee. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP

The House select committee investigating the Capitol attack voted on Monday to recommend the criminal prosecution of two of Donald Trump’s top former White House aides – Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino – for defying subpoenas in a bid to undermine the January 6 inquiry.

The select committee unanimously approved the contempt of Congress report it had been examining. The citations now head for a vote before the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives, which is expected to approve resolutions for referrals to the justice department.

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