Peter Navarro declines to defend himself in contempt trial

Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro declined to testify in his own defence on Wednesday during his contempt of Congress trial for refusing to cooperate with the January 6 House select committee.

Mr Navarro acted as if he was “above the law” when he ignored a February 2022 subpoena to appear before the committee investigating the Capitol riots, prosecutors said as they opened their case on Wednesday.

The former senior White House trade advisor didn’t ignore the subpoena, but rather told members of the House committee that he was protected by executive privilege, according to an opening statement from his attorney Stanley Woodward.