Federal judge Amit Mehta in Washington said the former Trump official didn't prove the former president invoked executive privilege.
moved a step closer to his contempt of Congress trial next week after a federal judge in Washington rejected Navarro's claim that Trump invoked executive privilege that could have legally shielded his adviser's alleged criminal conduct.with a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 committee. He refused to appear for a deposition and provide documents.an attempt to prove his privilege claim, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Wednesday rejected it ahead of Navarro's trial set for Sept. 5.
Navarro would have needed to make a specific showing that Trump actually invoked the privilege but Navarro failed to do so, the judge reasoned.that the Jan. 6 committee"wanted to question Navarro about his work with Trump ally Steve Bannon on a strategy for members of Congress to mount numerous and lengthy objections to Joe Biden’s electoral votes during the Jan. 6, 2021, session of Congress."Jordan Rubin is the Deadline: Legal Blog writer.
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