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EXCLUSIVE: Watchdog Group Says Appeals Court Must Revisit Navarro Conviction

A conservative watchdog group called for a federal appeals court to reconsider a ruling upholding the conviction of Peter Navarro, one of President Donald Trump’s closest advisers in both his first and second terms.

The Oversight Project filed an amicus brief late Tuesday in Navarro’s appeal to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Navarro spent four months in prison on a contempt of Congress conviction stemming from his defiance of a subpoena from the House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack. Navarro, who pushed a plan to delay certification of the 2020 election on Jan. 6, 2021, argued he had executive privilege in his role as a presidential adviser, and a separate branch of government could not compel him to share documents and testify about his actions.

The Oversight Project filed an amicus brief late Tuesday in Navarro’s appeal to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Navarro spent four months in prison on a contempt of Congress conviction for his defiance of a congressional subpoena. Navarro, who was subpoenaed to testify about his plan to delay certification of the 2020 election, argued........

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