Trump DOJ Opens Door to Reversing Peter Navarro's Criminal Conviction [View all]
Source: MEDIAite
Apr 20th, 2025, 2:30 pm
The Justice Department under President Donald Trump is reconsidering the legal basis for Peter Navarro’s 2023 conviction for criminal contempt of Congress, according to court filings reviewed by The Washington Post.
In a motion filed two weeks ago that was viewed by the paper, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia asked to postpone oral arguments in Navarro’s ongoing appeal of the conviction, stating the department needed time “to reexamine its position on the executive-privilege issues implicated in this appeal.”
A three-judge panel on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals granted the request, according to the Post.
The DOJ now has until Aug. 29 to decide whether it will continue defending Navarro’s conviction or reverse its position.
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