Former Donald Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro has been convicted of contempt of Congress for not complying to a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.
It’s a two year max, and he will be sentenced to less than that. I’d say around 6 months in a comfortable club Fed. Out n 4. It’s either that or pay lawyers for two or three years. He’s 74 and it’s up to him. Tell you one thing, if he wants to appeal, it won’t be club Fed anymore and he’ll be sharing a toilet.
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Lets see how many endless appeals we have to wait on, and if we ever see him in jail cell i’ll be suprised.
It’s a two year max, and he will be sentenced to less than that. I’d say around 6 months in a comfortable club Fed. Out n 4. It’s either that or pay lawyers for two or three years. He’s 74 and it’s up to him. Tell you one thing, if he wants to appeal, it won’t be club Fed anymore and he’ll be sharing a toilet.
I’ve got a five on, “slap on the wrist and stern look”