BREAKING: Jury finds Trump adviser Peter Navarro guilty of contempt of Congress
AS SOON AS WE CAN GET HIM BACK, WE WILL GET THE AMBASSADOR HERE BUT I DO HAVE BREAKING NEWS THAT WE WERE GOING TO PUT IN AFTER THE END OF THIS SEGMENT. >>> A JURY HAS REACHED A VERDICT ON THE CRIMINAL TRIAL OF FORMER TRADE ADVISER PETER NAVARRO. HE WAS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF CRIMINAL — AFTER REFUSING TO COMPLY WITH A SUBPOENA FROM TO COMPLY WITH A SUBPOENA FROM THE HOUSE JANUARY 6 COMMITTEE. GARY IS THE REPORTER WE HAVE OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT COURT. THIS IS SOMETHING PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE TO GO, WAIT A MINUTE, I
CAN’T KEEP ALL OF MY TRUMP RELATED TRIALS IN ORDER RIGHT NOW. THIS GOES ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE LIZ CHENEY COMMITTEE AND HIS REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE THERE. TELL US MORE. >> Reporter: THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SPECIAL COUNSEL CASES. WE DO HAVE THE VERDICT. PETER NAVARRO, THE FORMER TRADE ADVISER IN THE WHITE HOUSE IS FOUND GUILTY OF CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS. ONE FOR THE DOCUMENTS AND ONE FOR THE DEPOSITION THAT HE DID NOT PROVIDE OR SHOW UP FOR. THIS IS A VERY SHORT TRIAL. IT STARTED YESTERDAY WITH OPENING STATEMENTS. THE JURY SELECTION WAS
ON TUESDAY. THE CLOSING ARGUMENTS THIS MORNING, THEY DELIBERATED FOR FOUR HOURS AND THEY HAVE COME TO A UNANIMOUS VERDICT. THIS IS A JURY OF 12 PEOPLE.
ALSO HAVE A SENTENCING DATE GOING TO BE JANUARY 12, 2024.