Peter Navarro was arrested after refusing to co-operate with the inquiry into last year's US Capitol riot.
An ex-top White House adviser has been charged with contempt of Congress for refusing to co-operate with the inquiry into last year's US Capitol riot.
Steve Bannon, who was chief strategist to former President Donald Trump, faced contempt of Congress charges last November after he too defied a subpoena.Mr Navarro has been charged with refusing to provide testimony or documents to the committee investigating the riot at the US Capitol on 6 January 2021.
Outside, Mr Navarro protested that he had been placed in handcuffs and leg irons as he was taken into custody, reports Fox News. The House panel has also recommended contempt charges for Dan Scavino, a former deputy chief of staff to Mr Trump, and Mark Meadows, who was White House chief of staff.
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