Navarro told Judge Ahmit Mehta Tuesday that Trump had made it 'very clear' that he wanted Navarro to invoke certain privileges and not respond to the Jan. 6 committee's subpoena.
when he decided not to respond to a congressional subpoena from the now-defunct House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
In a hearing, Judge Amit Mehta said there was no evidence that former President Donald Trump had formally invoked the privilege to shield Navarro from testifying before Congress. The judge ruled Navarro can't use his contention that Trump asserted privilege as a defense at trial. told Judge Mehta Tuesday that Trump had made it"very clear" that he wanted Navarro to invoke certain privileges and not respond to the Jan. 6 committee's subpoena. He testified that on Feb.
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