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Peter Navarro convicted of contempt of Congress for defying Jan. 6 committee subpoena

www.cbsnews.com Peter Navarro convicted of contempt of Congress for defying Jan. 6 committee subpoena

A jury in Washington, D.C., convicted the former Trump administration official following a trial that lasted just over a day.

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Former President Donald Trump's top White House trade adviser Peter Navarro was found guilty Thursday of two counts of criminal contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

A jury in Washington, D.C., convicted the former Trump administration official following a trial that lasted just over a day. Navarro's defense team called no witnesses.

Sentencing is set for January, and Navarro faces a maximum of one year in prison and a fine of $100,000 for each count.

Good, now do all the others.
- It needs to be prison time, otherwise it's just the cost of doing business.
  
  If the punishment is a fine, it's only illegal for poor people.
  
  Hence why all sentences are and/or. Fine of $100,000 and/or 1 year old prison.
  
  It's the same in every state and federal application to my knowledge.
- 1 year is the worst he can get? Hopefully it is prison time as that fine is a joke.
He’s now in the FO stage of FAFO
- Not really, the guy is worth 5-6 million dollars so this won't scare him at all. He will get a fine and pay it then go on his merry way
  
  Is it an either/or on the prison time and fine? I read it as fine and min 30 days of time, going up to a year.
Nothing is going to happen to any of these assholes.

There's a different set of rules for rich, white assholes.

Disclosure: white and broke here.
- Bannon got a prison sentence. But he's out while waiting for his appeal, unlike broke folk. So he might see a consequence.
If he called no witnesses, I wonder of this is where secret Trump pardons begin appearing. It would certainly explain everyone’s eagerness to demand they be tried in Federal Courts.
- You mean in case Trump wins back the presidency? Because you can't do future pardons. The chance to pardon has passed, and that fuck isn't getting the presidency again
He'd better get 2 yrs in jail and a $200k fine.
Do you think if he had testified, he would have also been indicted for Jan 6th crimes? Maybe it was strategic. Better to get a possible 2 year max prison sentence than what he could have gotten with RICO charges. I have no idea how involved he was with the insurrection though, it's just a thought I had.
- He could have availed himself of his 5th Amendment right. Would have made him look guilty in the public's eyes, but he would have been no worse off legally. And now that he's convicted of contempt, Congress could subpoena him again. Rinse and repeat.
  
  Thanks for responding! Glad I'm not a defense lawyer lol
Let him be known forever as a dork-ass!
OMG, we're finally seeing some consequences (assuming the sentencing isn't a slap on the wrist). It's been so frustrating.

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