
January 6 Committee
Navarro Contempt of Congress Indictment
Major Issue: Whether an individual who once worked for former President Trump can be convicted on criminal contempt of Congress charges for failing to produce documents or appear for a deposition before the January 6th committee examining the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Case Status: Awaiting criminal trial.
Case Description: On Feb. 9, 2022, the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol issued a subpoena to Peter Navarro requesting documents and deposition testimony related to the 2020 presidential election and January 6th attack. Mr. Navarro had been a trade adviser to former President Trump from 2017 to 2021. He declined to produce any documents by the Feb. 23rd due date or appear for a deposition on March 2nd as required by the subpoena. On April 6, 2022, the House voted to hold him in contempt of Congress. On June 2, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted Mr. Navarro on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress for failing to produce documents and for failing to appear at a deposition required by the committee subpoena.
Procedural Posture: The indictment was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. After extensive pre-trial litigation, the court set a trial date of Jan. 30, 2023. On Jan. 27, the court postposed the trial start date to resolve additional legal issues.
On June 2, 2022, DOJ filed the Navarro indictment with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Judge Amit P. Mehta was assigned to Case No. 22-cr-200 (APM). Both DOJ and Mr. Navarro engaged in extensive pre-trial litigation over a variety of issues. The court set a trial date of Jan. 30, 2023, but on Jan. 27, postposed the start date to resolve additional legal issues.
- Navarro subpoena (2-9-2022)(2 pages)
- Navarro indictment (6-2-2022)(7 pages)
- Navarro arrest warrant (6-3-2022)(1 page)
- DOJ motion for protective order on discovery (6-8-2022)(7 pages)
- Navarro motion for discovery (6-10-2022)(3 pages)
- DOJ response to Navarro motion for discovery (6-13-2022)(3 pages)
- D.C. District Court order on discovery and protective order (6-13-2022)(4 pages)
- D.C. District Court order on pre-trial scheduling (6-17-2022)(4 pages)
- Navarro motion to modify protective order (7-14-2022)(5 pages)
- Navarro motion to compel discovery (8-4-2022)(44 pages)
- DOJ opposition to motion to compel discovery (8-15-2022)(22 pages)
- Navarro notice of defenses of entrapment by estoppel and public authority (8-17-2022)(4 pages)
- Navarro motion to dismiss indictment (8-17-2022)(44 pages)
- Navarro reply to DOJ opposition to motion to compel discovery (8-23-2022)(22 pages)
- DOJ opposition to Navarro motion to dismiss (8-31-2022)(37 pages)
- DOJ response to Navarro notice of defenses of entrapment (8-31-2022)(4 pages)
- Navarro opposition to House motion for leave to file an amicus curiae brief (9-2-2022)(11 pages)
- House motion for leave to file an amicus curiae brief (9-6-2022)(7 pages)
- House amicus curiae brief in support of DOJ (9-6-2022)(23 pages)
- Navarro reply to DOJ opposition to motion to dismiss (9-9-2022)(26 pages)
- Navarro supplement to motion to compel discovery (9-9-2022)(11 pages)
- DOJ response to supplement to motion to compel discovery (9-12-2022)(3 pages)
- D.C. District Court memorandum opinion and order denying motion to compel discovery (9-12-2022)(13 pages)
- DOJ omnibus motion in limine (9-28-2022)(106 pages)
- Navarro opposition to DOJ omnibus motion in limine (10-12-2022)(25 pages)
- DOJ reply supporting its omnibus motion in limine (10-17-2022)(12 pages)
- D.C. District Court order denying Navarro motion to dismiss and granting in part DOJ motion in limine (1-19-2023)(39 pages)
- Navarro motion to reconsider with letter from Trump counsel (1-24-2023)(25 pages)
- DOJ opposition to Navarro motion to reconsider (1-25-2023)(5 pages)
- DOJ opposition to Navarro claims of executive privilege and testimonial immunity (3-14-2023)(26 pages plus exhibits)
No proceedings to date.
No proceedings to date.