Peter Navarro, a former White House adviser to President Donald Trump, is preparing for a potentially lengthy legal battle to not only overturn his conviction for contempt of Congress but to establish a clear precedent for how prosecutors must handle claims of executive privilege.
Mr. Navarro was convicted in September on two counts related to contempt of Congress for not providing records and testimony sought by the now-defunct House select committee that investigated the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Mr. Navarro was sentenced last week to a four-month prison term and a fine of $9,500, but his sentence has been stayed pending an appeal.
