{"id":2017143,"date":"2023-08-30T17:32:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T21:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peter-navarro-tries-to-snatch-trump-lost-sign-after-judge-greenlights-contempt-trial\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T17:32:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T21:32:56","slug":"peter-navarro-tries-to-snatch-trump-lost-sign-after-judge-greenlights-contempt-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peter-navarro-tries-to-snatch-trump-lost-sign-after-judge-greenlights-contempt-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Navarro attempts to grab &#8216;Trump Lost&#8217; sign following judge&#8217;s approval of contempt trial."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpeter-navarro-tries-to-snatch-trump-lost-sign-after-judge-greenlights-contempt-trial%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2017143&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former Trump Official Peter Navarro Attempts\u200d to Snatch \u200dHeckler&#8217;s Sign After Losing Bid to\u2063 Avoid Trial<\/h2>\n<p>Former Trump administration official Peter \u2063Navarro found himself in a\u2064 heated moment on Wednesday as he tried to grab a heckler&#8217;s sign that read &#8220;Trump \u200dLost.&#8221; This incident occurred after Navarro&#8217;s unsuccessful attempt to avoid a trial over \u2063charges of\u200d contempt of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Navarro appeared in the U.S. District \u2062Court for the District of Columbia \u2063this week, aiming to convince a federal judge that former President Donald Trump\u2062 had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steve-bannon-tells-jan-6-committee-he-wants-to-testify-in-public\/\" title=\"Steve Bannon Tells Jan. 6 Committee He Wants to Testify in Public\">invoked executive privilege<\/a>, which Navarro believed would protect him from\u2064 testifying before the House Jan. 6 committee.<\/p>\n<h3>Navarro&#8217;s Claim\u200d Rejected by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta<\/h3>\n<p>However, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled \u2062on Wednesday that Navarro\u200d had not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/record-breaking-tornadoes-slam-midwest\/\" title=\"Record-Breaking Tornadoes Slam Midwest\">presented sufficient evidence<\/a> to support his claim of executive privilege. Following the hearing, Navarro addressed the media while a protester \u200bheld up the &#8220;Trump Lost (And you \u200cknow \u200dit!)&#8221; sign \u2064behind him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So, here&#8217;s the problem\u200d here \u2014 Where&#8217;s CNN, is CNN here?&#8221; Navarro \u200dquestioned, before attempting to snatch the sign from a woman.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bro, you&#8217;re already facing charges,&#8221;\u2064 she responded.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yeah,\u200c I \u200bget it,&#8221; Navarro\u200b acknowledged before returning to the microphone podium.<\/p>\n<h3>Navarro&#8217;s Legal Troubles<\/h3>\n<p>The former Trump economic adviser is\u200d currently\u200c facing two counts related to his failure to appear for a deposition before the House committee \u2062investigating the Jan. 6 riot. He\u2064 is accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peter-navarro-tries-to-snatch-trump-lost-sign-after-judge-greenlights-contempt-trial\/\" title=\"Peter Navarro attempts to grab 'Trump Lost' sign following judge's approval of contempt trial.\">withholding requested documents<\/a> from the committee \u2064and has \u2062pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n<p>During a hearing on Monday, Judge Mehta criticized Navarro&#8217;s arguments,\u200d describing them as &#8220;pretty weak sauce&#8221; and highlighting the lack of evidence from the\u200b former president.<\/p>\n<p>Navarro&#8217;s trial is scheduled to proceed \u200con\u2062 September 5th, while former White House adviser Steve Bannon, who was\u2063 also charged with contempt of Congress,\u2064 awaits the outcome \u2062of his appeal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Trump official Peter Navarro was caught on video trying to grab a heckler&#8217;s &#8220;Trump Lost&#8221; sign. 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