Posted on 06/14/2024 10:07:09 AM PDT by ChipMarne
Dr. Peter Navarro granted an exclusive interview to the Daily Caller from the Federal Correctional Institution of Miami, where he is serving out a sentence for contempt of Congress – a term he and his allies have called a political imprisonment.
“Lawfare is real. Lawfare is wrong … We’re not supposed to act like Communist China or a Banana Republic. But that’s the growing perception of our justice system,” Navarro told the Caller.
Navarro served as Director of the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy from 2017 to 2021. He is set to be released from prison on July 17, at which point he plans to debut his new book, The New MAGA Deal, at the RNC with Donald Trump Jr.
Navarro wrote to the Caller via a prison email system: “I’m in prison not for any crime but rather as a matter of honor and duty for defending the constitutional separation of powers.”
Navarro invoked executive privilege when declining to comply with a subpoena from the House January 6th Committee. He was arrested in June of 2022 at Ronald Reagan National Airport by FBI agents, charged in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. with contempt of congress and sentenced in January to four months in prison. Navarro’s legal representation has noted that this case marks the first time in history that “a senior presidential advisor has been convicted of contempt of congress after asserting executive privilege over a congressional subpoena.”
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Good news. Navarro will be released by July 17th.
He must be getting better treatment than what happened with Manafort.
He’ll survive because his actions didn’t involve conflict with the Clintons.
“He was arrested in June of 2022 at Ronald Reagan National Airport by FBI agents,”
And the wusses actually handcuffed him, and made a point of accosting him in an airport. The cowards could have simply notified his attorney and told him to surrender.
The FBI is no longer two clean cut brave men with 38s and a little integrity. Now it’s a bunch of woke cowards, DEI, homos and dumpy women wearing windbreakers.
Hmm...now let me see, who is it that just defied a Congressional subpoena and rested his case on the executive powers? Name of Garland, IIRC...
He challenged an illegal subpoena issued by an illegal committee which had no oversight interest , and was in violation of his 4th and 5th amendment rights, and his political enemies simply voted him into prison. That is what Democrats call “democracy”.
This one like so many others has obamas stink all over it.....people don’t realize how much that SOB has been involved in everything that has been happening.....even when President Trump was in office.
This is a disgrace. Our Nation is in tatters & under siege. January 2025 can not come soon enough.
Yup.
Quotes:
Congresswoman Stefanik: Isn’t it true that in Alvin Bragg’s campaign for Manhattan DA, Bragg specifically ran on going after President Donald Trump?
Mr. Robert Costello: That is true.
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when Congress referred this admission of Cohen’s perjury to Joe Biden’s DOJ, isn’t it true that the DOJ has refused to prosecute?
Mr. Robert Costello: That is true.
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Congresswoman Stefanik: Isn’t it correct that Michael Colangelo, who was the third highest ranking official in Biden’s DOJ was transferred to Bragg’s office to run this weaponized prosecution of President Trump. Isn’t that true?
Mr. Robert Costello: Not only true but it’s unheard of.
Congresswoman Stefanik: Unheard of. It’s a disgrace. Do you agree that this weaponization of lawfare goes straight to the top with the purpose of helping Joe Biden‘s failing presidential campaign?
Mr. Robert Costello: The circumstantial evidence definitely supports that.
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Congresswoman Stefanik: One additional question. I want to talk about the rigged and unprecedented jury selection process. Isn’t it true that Bragg’s team asked the jurors if they followed Trump on social media?
Mr. Robert Costello: Yes.
Congresswoman Stefanik: And isn’t it true that they did not ask any of the potential jurors if they followed Biden on social media?
Mr. Robert Costello: Or Michael Cohen.
Congresswoman Stefanik: Or Michael Cohen.
Mr. Robert Costello: Yes.
Congresswoman Stefanik: And isn’t it true that 87% of the jurors said they voted for Joe Biden.
Mr. Robert Costello: That’s true.
Congresswoman Stefanik: Is this unprecedented and lawfare jury shopping?
Mr. Robert Costello: Without a doubt.
Congresswoman Stefanik: Without a doubt. Political lawfare for the purpose of election interference to go after Donald Trump. Do you agree?
Mr. Robert Costello: Totally.
Those corrupt FBI “agents” and judge are going to get the same treatment. Just a matter of time.
Release the name and addresses. That’s all that’s needed. The rest will take care of itself. /spit
Stasi, Gestapo, etc... none thought they would ever face arrest or need to flee into hiding.
If anyone has any hopes that Republicans will do this to high ranking Biden/Obama officials....please come back to reality.
We don’t play to win. We are the Washington Generals.
Well, to be fair, the FBI was funding the Klan a half century ago.
Never just get even, get ahead.
Well, we soon will be able to MAGA, and MAFA (Make America Free Again).
That said, Trump had the been answer to the question about taking revenge on those who engaged him via lawfare.
He said the best revenge will be our success.
Ain’t Communism wonderful.
It’s a shame that Navarro is *still* perpetuating the Covid fiction, and the formula for Trump’s first 100 days apparently doesn’t include repeal of the PREP Act, CARES Act, and all the other legislation that has allowed the government to squash all Americans’ constitutional rights.
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