House Votes to Hold Navarro and Scavino in Contempt of Congress

House Votes to Hold Navarro and Scavino in Contempt of Congress
Peter Navarro, then director of the National Trade Council speaks during a press briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington on March 22, 2020. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
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Former Trump aides Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino were held in contempt of Congress on Wednesday for refusing to comply with subpoenas from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol building.

In a near party-line vote of 220-203, the House voted to refer the charges against Navarro, former White House trade advisor under the Trump administration, and Scavino, Trump’s deputy chief of staff for communications to the Justice Department for possible prosecution.

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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