Trump advisor convicted - Activists get RICO charges - Disney’s cable dispute

Source: Associated Press

1. Summary
   Peter Navarro, trade advisor for the Trump White House, was found guilty of contempt of Congress on Thursday. Navarro was subpoenaed by the House Jan. 6 Committee. The two misdemeanor counts are each punishable by a maximum of a year in prison.
   
   Prosecutors argued Navarro willfully failed to comply with the subpoena, refusing to testify or produce documents. Navarro sought to argue that he could not cooperate with the committee because Trump had invoked executive privilege. Judge Amit Mehta ruled Navarro could not make the argument because he did not have enough evidence to show Trump invoked executive privilege, leading Navarro to say the "die was cast."
   
   Navarro's attorney claimed the government failed to prove that Navarro's failure to comply "was not the result of accident, mistake or inadvertence." Jurors took about four hours to deliberate. Navarro has vowed to appeal the verdict. Navarro is the second Trump aide to be convicted of contempt of Congress, after Steve Bannon, who is free while his appeal pends.

   Highly-rated - last 48 hrs
   Trump White House official Navarro convicted of contempt after defying House Jan. 6 subpoena.
   Associated Press (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 77% • 3 min read
   

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   Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro convicted on 2 counts of contempt of Congress.
   Breitbart (Right) • Factual Grade 65% • 2 min read

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   Jan. 6 committee shows Congress can’t enforce subpoenas alone.
   Roll Call (Center) • Factual Grade 78% • 7 min read

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