Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro seeks full court rehearing in Jan. 6 committee contempt case
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has asked the full D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear his contempt of Congress conviction. His petition argues that the statute’s “willfully” requirement should require proof of a bad motive, not merely intentional non‑compliance. The outcome may depend on the Department of Justice’s position under the current Trump administration.
- ▪Peter Navarro filed a petition for an en banc rehearing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
- ▪The petition challenges the interpretation of “willfully” in the contempt statute, asserting it requires a bad or evil motive.
- ▪A three‑judge panel previously affirmed Navarro’s two felony convictions, finding he lacked executive privilege direction from Donald Trump.
- ▪The Department of Justice’s stance on the new petition is uncertain as the agency is now led by the Trump administration.
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EXCLUSIVE — White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Tuesday asked the full federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., to reconsider its decision upholding his contempt of Congress conviction, arguing a three-judge panel that ruled against him relied on outdated precedent that wrongly narrowed his ability to defend himself at trial.Navarro’s attorney, Abhishek Kambli, filed a petition for rehearing en banc with the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit after a three-judge panel dealt a blow to his long-running appeal last month.
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