Peter Navarro says Trump told him to assert privilege during Jan. 6 committee investigation

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Washington — Former top Trump White House economic adviser Peter Navarro told a federal judge that Donald Trump made it "very clear" that he wanted Navarro to invoke certain privileges and not respond to a congressional subpoena from the now-defunct House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Navarro testified Monday that on Feb. 20, 2022 — 11 days after he was subpoenaed by the Jan. 6 committee — he called Trump and spoke with him for three minutes.

"It was clear during that call that privilege was invoked, very clear," Navarro said.

Navarro took the stand in an evidentiary hearing in which his legal team urged federal Judge Amit Mehta to allow Navarro to defend himself at his contempt of Congress trial by stating that Trump told him not to comply with the committee's subpoena.

Navarro said he had a meeting with Trump on April 5, 2022, where "there was no question that privilege had been invoked from the get-go," referring to Trump as "boss" and characterizing the conversation as one where Trump did most of the talking.



https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-aide-peter-navarro-trump-assert-privilege-jan-6-committee/

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1. Navarro is a jerk

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2. What privilege you horse's ass?

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3. Judge rules Navarro didn't prove Trump invoked executive privilege over Jan. 6 testimony

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https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4178901-judge-rules-navarro-didnt-prove-trump-invoked-executive-privilege-over-jan-6-testimony/

Mehta said the act of invoking privilege requires “affirmative conduct.” The decision to invoke privilege must be made by the president, personal consideration must be involved and privilege can’t be asserted by “mere acquiescence,” he said.

“There was no formal invocation of executive privilege by [Trump] after personal consideration nor authorization to Mr. Navarro to invoke privilege on his behalf,” Mehta said. ....

Mehta said the act of invoking privilege requires “affirmative conduct.” The decision to invoke privilege must be made by the president, personal consideration must be involved and privilege can’t be asserted by “mere acquiescence,” he said.

“There was no formal invocation of executive privilege by [Trump] after personal consideration nor authorization to Mr. Navarro to invoke privilege on his behalf,” Mehta said.