Navarro documents call for force Justice Department to defend him from subpoena conviction | Trump administration

Peter Navarro, after being sentenced to four months in prison last year, aimed to demand a federal appeals court on Sunday night Donald Trump’s The Justice Department explains why it won’t defend his 2022 conviction January 6 Commission subpoena.

The DC Circuit Court of Appeals appeals filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals confuses the department because it has to face the appearance Leave the case quietly To block Navarro after he served as senior adviser to the president.

Navarro’s 13 pages registration It is also possible to set precedents for years of precedents to avoid complex immunity and the power issues concerning White House advisers’ ability to ignore Congressional subpoena without facing prosecution.

“The sudden withdrawal of the department now deprives the court of transparency of the current view of the department on the landmark constitutional issues presented, undermines the fairness of the process and puts the defense on the burden of uncertainty,” the document said.

Navarro’s investigation into the January 6 Capitol riot in 2022 by the House Selection Committee was involved in a plan to postpone Congress’ certification of the 2020 election results to change the results, including recruiting state legislators to the work.

When Navarro Ignore that summonswho claimed to be the immunity of a former White House adviser, Trump intends to block any testimony from Congress to invoke executive privilege earlier against another committee’s subpoena.

At the trial, the argument proved unsuccessful, Navarro was convicted of two counts of contempt by trial judge Amit Mehta, who found the letter did not apply to the Jan. 6 subpoena and did not exempt him from answering questions that had nothing to do with Trump who was not privileged.

But once Trump returned to the office, Navarro joined the White House while the appeal was pending appeal, federal prosecutors revealed they no longer hold the same position as the Biden Department of Justice and urged the court to appoint an outside lawyer to uphold his beliefs.

Navarro’s documents say prosecutors should not be allowed to suddenly stop fighting his appeal without providing detailed explanations, as it creates uncertainty over whether senior White House advisers can be sued in the first place.

“The Justice Department told the court that my appeal did not raise any major issues, forcing me to surrender and lose four months of freedom. Now, the Justice Department lawyers on the record want to tighten their brief summary. You won’t come up with your own profile unless there are serious constitutional issues.”

Navarro’s documents also argue that the department is obliged U.S. Supreme Court The precedent gives detailed explanations when abandoning the legal position, aiming to provide greater guidance to the lower courts.

It is not clear whether the Justice Department will voluntarily provide an explanation. A spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.

Navarro’s lawyers include Stan Brand and John Rowley, who represent multiple advisers in criminal cases against Trump and have a common agreement under Trump’s deputy attorney general Todd Blanche. Navarro’s third attorney, Stanley Woodward, was the nominee for Trump’s deputy attorney general and withdraws the appeal.