Peter Navarro, White House adviser to former President Donald J. Trump, who defied subpoenas to provide information to the House special committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. , was charged with contempt of Congress on Friday.
Prosecutors say Mr. Navarro, 72, was subpoenaed by the House committee on February 9, but did not appear to have removed or provided documents to congressional investigators. . The indictment charges him with two counts of contempt, each carrying a maximum sentence of one year in prison, as well as a fine of up to $100,000.
He did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A former White House trade adviser who made multiple attempts to keep Trump in power after the 2020 election, Navarro is the second former senior aide to the President to be charged with contempt of state. Assembly for defying subpoenas from the House committee. In November, Stephen K. Bannona former top aide to Mr Trump, was indicted on similar charges.
The indictment against Mr. Navarro came nearly two months after The House of Representatives voted on most of the party lines to propose criminal charges against him. Lawmakers decided in the same vote to recommend a contempt indictment against one of Mr. Trump’s top aides, Dan Scavino Jr.
The House of Representatives has also recommended that Mark Meadows, the former White House chief of staff, be charged with contempt. But the Justice Department has yet to take action on criminal referrals against Mr. Meadows or Mr. Scavino.
