Donald Trump Ex-Aides Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino Held in Contempt of Congress by January 6 House Panel

January 6 House Panel investigating the Capitol riot on Monday voted to hold former aides of ex-President Donald Trump in Contempt of Congress.

The said former aides were identified as Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino, according to New York Post.

The House Select Committee voted 9-0 on Monday to issue sanctions on the two former Trump aides after they refused to comply with the subpoenas issued against them.

The Post noted that the committee now needs approval from the full House of Representatives before the Justice Department could consider criminal charges against the duo.

According to The Daily Mail, Navarro's subpoena was announced on February 9. The subpoena revealed that Navarro worked with Steve Bannon to develop and implement a plan to delay the certification of Congress and change the results of the 2020 presidential elections.

Meanwhile, the committee's letter to Scavino accused him of being with former President Trump when he was deliberating on how to pressure members of Congress into objecting to Biden's election.

The letter also mentioned that Scavino has materials relevant to his videotaping and tweeting messages on January 6.

"In short, these two men played a key role in the ex-president's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election," House committee Chairman Bennie Thompson said during the session.

Thompson added that Scavino strung the committee for months before he made clear that he is above the law. The committee chairman also noted that Navarro also stonewalled the panel, even though he was able to share relevant details on television, podcasts, and his book.

According to Representative Jamie Raskin, Navarro indicated in his book "In Trump Time: My Journal on America's Plague Year," how he supported and tried to stop former Vice President Mike Pence from certifying the elections, per the Post.

Ex-Donald Trump Aide Claims Executive Privilege 'Tied His Hands' From Participating in the January 6 Probe

Earlier in March, Navaro cited executive privilege as the reason why he was not able to participate in the investigation of the House Panel committee on the January 6 riot, per The Daily Mail.

"My hands are tied in this matter as the Executive Privilege asserted by President Trump is not my privilege to waive," Navarro pointed out. The former aide then pointed out that the committee should talk to his attorneys before they "bully" and coerce him to cooperate in the bipartisan effort.

"If the president waives privilege, I will appear." Navarro underscored.

To date, New York Post mentioned that a hundred have already testified before the House panel, including more than a dozen members of Donald trump's staff.

Other Donald Trump Aides Who Ignored January 6 House Panel's Subpoena

According to the Post, Former White House strategist Steve Bannon and former chief of staff Mark Meadows have also been subject to a House contempt vote, when they ignored the subpoenas issued against them by the panel.

In December, the House Select Committee issued a letter to Mark Meadows, saying that they were left with no choice but to advance contempt proceedings against the former official.

It can be recalled that Meadow's also used the executive privilege as a reason to not answer the question from the House Select Committee.

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Written By: Joshua Summers

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