DOJ Plays Hardball on Peter Navarro Arrest

Navarro is a jackass, but the criminal charges smack of selective prosecution — not to mention the gratuitous manner of his arrest.

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Peter Navarro, former trade adviser to President Donald Trump, speaks to reporters following his arrest as he departs U.S. District Court in Washington, June 2022.

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One of the last topics Rich and I covered on the podcast Friday was the January 6 Committee’s plan to take its investigation primetime next week. Suffice it to say the ratings battle has begun.

As our Brittany Bernstein reports, Former Trump White House trade adviser Peter Navarro was arrested by the FBI on Friday based on a two-count indictment alleging contempt of Congress, which the Biden Justice Department obtained from one of the grand juries working on its Capitol Riot investigation.

Andrew C. McCarthy

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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