Peter Navarro has emerged as a focus of the Democrats’ probe given his role advising Trump, including warning the president in February 2020 the government was unprepared to respond to the virus.
subpoena can put a potential witness in “contempt of Congress,” which can lead to escalating financial penalties and the possibility of jail time. Democrats have given Navarro until Dec. 15 to sit for a deposition and on demanded again on Saturday that he turn over relevant records.involved in the Trump administration’s coronavirus response, including former senior officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, such as Nancy Messonnier and Anne Schuchat.
Democrats on Saturday said that Navarro was wrong to claim executive privilege — particularly because he had already shared information about the White House response in media interviews, public appearances and his recent memoir.“Your blanket refusal to comply with the subpoena in its entirety is improper,” Rep. James E. Clyburn , who is leading the probe, wrote to Navarro in aClyburn warned that Navarro was putting himself at risk by refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena.
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