In fact, he attempted to take out his anger on a demonstrator’s protest sign ― only that didn’t work out so well.
Navarro was indicted in June 2022 on charges that he refused to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Although Navarro has claimed that the former president “clearly invoked executive privilege” regarding their conversations about the 2020 election, Judge Amit Mehta ruled against the ex-Trump adviser on Wednesday, according to ABC News.
During a hearing on Monday, Mehta called Navarro’s privilege assertions “pretty weak sauce,” and said in Wednesday’s ruling the ex-adviser hadn’t provided specific evidence of the executive privilege claim.
Navarro seemed angry by the ruling when discussing it with reporters on the courthouse steps. Although he first attacked CNN, he found another object of ire right behind him: a woman holding a sign that said “Trump lost.”
Peter Navarro, an ex-adviser to Donald Trump, apparently isn’t happy he won’t be able to assert a claim of executive privilege when his trial for contempt of Congress starts on Tuesday.
In fact, he attempted to take out his anger on a demonstrator’s protest sign ― only that didn’t work out so well.
Navarro was indicted in June 2022 on charges that he refused to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Although Navarro has claimed that the former president “clearly invoked executive privilege” regarding their conversations about the 2020 election, Judge Amit Mehta ruled against the ex-Trump adviser on Wednesday, according to ABC News.
During a hearing on Monday, Mehta called Navarro’s privilege assertions “pretty weak sauce,” and said in Wednesday’s ruling the ex-adviser hadn’t provided specific evidence of the executive privilege claim.
Navarro seemed angry by the ruling when discussing it with reporters on the courthouse steps. Although he first attacked CNN, he found another object of ire right behind him: a woman holding a sign that said “Trump lost.”
Navarro’s inability to rip the sign out of the protester’s hands made him an object of ridicule on X, the site formerly known as Twitter, especially after the protester reminded him, “Bro, you’re already facing charges.”
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