From WesternJournal.com…
The FBI arrested a former Trump administration official Friday after a federal grand jury indicted him on two counts of contempt of Congress.
The Biden administration slapped economist Peter Navarro with the charges for allegedly failing to produce documents Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s January 6 Committee demanded and not appearing to testify, according to court documents.
Navarro had worked as the director of trade and manufacturing policy and National Defense Production Act policy coordinator during his time as a trade adviser to former President Donald Trump.
The 72-year-old was scheduled to appear before court at 2:30 p.m. in Washington, D.C., according to CNN.
In April, the House voted to hold the adviser in contempt, alleging that he did not respond to a subpoena the committee had issued in February to obtain documents and testimony from the former Trump official, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The indictment documents stated that the committee had emailed Navarro reminding him of the documents and deposition on Feb. 24. Navarro replied: “President Trump has invoked Executive Privilege in this matter … Accordingly, my hands are tied.”
The privilege protects the confidentiality of certain correspondence between a president and his advisers.
