Posted on 06/08/2022 2:04:48 PM PDT by blam
The Department of Justice has asked a federal judge to prevent former presidential adviser Peter Navarro from discussing publicly his recent arrest and litigating his legal case "through the media," it was reported.
Navarro, a former aide to then-President Donald Trump, was arrested and indicted Friday on contempt charges after defying a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The DOJ filed a protective order request Wednesday with Judge Amit Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
"DOJ is asking Judge Mehta to quickly enter a protective order to guard against disclosure of evidence in Peter NAVARRO’s case. They say his 'extrajudicial' statements to press and on Tucker Carlson’s show reveal his intent to litigate his case through the media," Politico’s Kyle Cheney tweeted Wednesday morning.
Navarro, 72, was charged with one contempt count for failing to appear for a deposition before the House committee. A second charge was for failing to produce documents the committee requested.
The DOJ took issue with Navarro's comments to the media in front of the courthouse Friday, when, the department said, the defendant "made an almost 18-minute extrajudicial statement about the pending criminal case."
"In his statement, the Defendant accused the Government of misconduct, claimed he was the victim of selective prosecution, and claimed the prosecution was what one would see in 'Stalinist Russia,'" the DOJ filing said.
"The Defendant also discussed the merits of various legal arguments related to the pending charges, including disputing the legal legitimacy of the Committee and its investigation, calling it a 'kangaroo committee.' "
DOJ lawyers also cited Navarro's appearance on Fox News Channel’s "Tucker Carlson Tonight" on Monday night, when Navarro "made several extrajudicial statements relating to the pending charges in this case."
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I hope he spends the rest of his life suing these criminals.
Chinese call this killing the chicken to scare the monkey.
Essentially “He said mean things about us”
So...???
What is happening in Hong Kong right now is what the Democrat Party plans for America.
Obama stooge Amit “StoogeBoy” Mehta is ON THE JOB for the Lefties...
What Navarro said is true. It is selective prosecution, and it is a kangaroo committee.
And SO DID MARTHA MCCALLUM on her show today. She was constantly over talking him, interrupting him and REPEATEDLY refusing to allow him to bring up his strong points. SHE WAS DISGUSTING! My opinion of her character has gone WAY down.
I think the Fox News overlords are afraid of allowing him to make his very valid points.
“I hope he spends the rest of his life suing these criminals.“
I get your sentiment but that is a curse.
Navarro should self identify as an FBI agent so he can like seive to the media.
The entire DOJ needs to be shuttered. Everyone that works there should never work at DOJ. Move the HQ to the middle of the country, and rehire everyone. The FBI should remain shuttered. It is not needed.
So, their court documents aren’t public record? Is that what I’m getting?
They draft a contempt order(public record)about why they held him
In contempt, referral to DOJ(public record) explaining their decision, warrant application and affidavit(public record) that details their criminal complaint, and then an arrest report as to why, when, where they arrested him.
They don’t want him exposing their fraud. Got it.
Navarro said it was like Stalinist Russia, so they decided to go for a gag order and prove him right.
Navaro should name names. FBI points of contact down to the agent level that frog marched him.
Will publicly cutting his tongue out and throwing it onto a bonfire prove that we aren't becoming Stalinist Russia?
"The Defendant also discussed the merits of various legal arguments related to the pending charges, including disputing the legal legitimacy of the Committee and its investigation, calling it a 'kangaroo committee.' "
Please submit all complaints you have in triplicate into the judge's pouch.
Gee!One wonders what the FBI has too hide. This FBI and DOJ have to be totally disbanded and retooled to be a Constitutionally Guided Law Enforcement agency.
The people who are running the Getapo need to be arrested, Tried an convicted for violating the Constitution and the Oaths they swore to
And the bagpipes are silent.
They must mean the unlawful arrest.
Touche'!!!!!!
Tommy was a UK guy that exposed the grooming and forced prostitution of young children in his town in UK (I think it was Luton).
Had a public meeting and was arrested for "disturbing the peace"
Seems that the people doing the grooming were local police and town officials....with a high percentage of islamics.
In jail they put him in a cell opposite the prisoners jail mosque....where prisoners went to prey in shifts every 4 hours 24/7
And prisoners beat on his door.
Food was prepared by (islamic) inmates.
So Tony lived on an apple and a tin of fish a day.
Arsonists have allegedly 'burnt out' Tommy Robinson's car outside a hotel in Telford.
His family and children were threatened
He now lives in Spain.
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