'I think it does have a subtle impact on some of Trump's co-defendants, and particularly in the Mar-a-Lago case,' said former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance.
During the trial, prosecutors argued that Navarro ignored the subpoena issued to him by the January 6 panel because of loyalty to Trump.
"Peter Navarro made a choice. He chose not abide by the congressional subpoena," prosecutor Elizabeth Aloi"The defendant chose allegiance to former President Donald Trump over compliance to the subpoena." Navarro had attempted to argue that he could not comply with the subpoena as Trump had invoked executive privilege, which grants the president power to prevent certain documents or details related to the executive branch from becoming public.could not use the executive privilege defenseFollowing the jury's guilty verdict, Navarro said he plans on appealing the decision based on the issues surrounding executive privilege.
"We knew what the verdict was going to be. That is why this is going to the appeals court," Navarro said outside the Washington D.C. courthouse.. I said from the beginning I'm willing to go to prison to settle this issue, I'm willing to do that."
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