Peter Navarro's bid to pry Jan. 6 investigation docs from DOJ fails in court
in June by a federal grand jury on contempt of Congress charges for spurning a subpoena issued by the committee seeking his testimony and certain documents. He pleaded not guilty.proponents of then-President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, argued in a court filing that he’s entitled to DOJ documents he says would support his claim of selective prosecution.
But in striking down Navarro’s request, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta let him know he's not in the same boat as Meadows and Scavino, from a legal perspective.that there are “valid differences between Meadows, Scavino, and Defendant that could have led to their different treatment.” The judge explained that Navarro “failed to meet his heavy burden” needed to justify a demand for the DOJ records.
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