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US charges former Trump aide for defying Congress in Jan 6 probe

The Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives had voted in April to recommend charges against Navarro [File: Erin Scott/Reuters]

Peter Navarro, a former adviser to former US President Donald Trump, has been charged with two counts of contempt of Congress for failing to cooperate with a United States congressional panel investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

The US Department of Justice announced the charges on Friday, saying that Navarro will make his initial court appearance in Washington, DC later in the day.

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