Peter Navarro served as a trade adviser in the first Trump administration, and was recently released from a four-month prison sentence for defying a congressional subpoena.
Peter Navarro
The announcement comes just months after Navarro, 75, was after serving a four-month sentence for . Navarro was in 2022 by the now-defunct House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, and he refused to comply, claiming that Trump had asserted executive privilege over the material sought by the committee.released from prisondefying a congressional subpoenasubpoenaed for records and testimony
A federal judge in Washington convicted Navarro of two counts of contempt, and he reported to a Florida federal correctional facility in March to serve a four-month sentence. He in July the same day he was released from prison, slamming the « Department of Injustice » in his speech.spoke at the Republican National Convention
Trump praised Navarro in the announcement Wednesday as a « man who was treated horribly by the Deep State, or whatever else. »
As a trade adviser in the first Trump administration, Navarro endorsed « America First » trade policies, including steep tariffs to protect domestic industries.
In the social media post announcing Navarro’s selection, Trump praised Navarro’s time as a trade adviser. « The Senior Counselor position leverages Peter’s broad range of White House experience, while harnessing his extensive Policy analytic and Media skills », Trump wrote. « His mission will be to help successfully advance and communicate the Trump Manufacturing, Tariff, and Trade Agendas.
