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Former
Donald Trump White House adviser
Peter Navarromoved 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.
Navarro was charged federally after
refusing to comply with a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 committee. He refused to appear for a deposition and provide documents.
After Navarro testified at a hearing Monday in
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.
The rejection doesn't come as a surprise, after the judge
calledNavarro's argument "weak sauce," given the former Trump official's lack of sufficient evidence put forth to support his claim that Trump invoked privilege.
Navarro would have needed to make a specific showing that Trump actually invoked the privilege but Navarro failed to do so, the judge reasoned.
https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-ho ... rcna102544