Peter Navarro, a top White House adviser to Donald Trump, was up in arms Monday that he wasn't given special treatment when he was arrested by the FBI for disobeying a congressional subpoena.
During an appearance on Tucker Carlson Tonight, the former trade adviser claimed that he was mistreated during his brief time in custody on Friday.
People don't want to sit in solitary confinement and not have access to food, water, or an attorney. It's what we live in.
The man appeared in court on Friday. He doesn't want to spend a lot of money on lawyers.
The Justice Department had an "utter disregard of the Constitution and the law" and could have asked him to go to court instead of arresting him while he was about to board a plane, according to the man.
He was charged with two counts of criminal contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena. He claimed that he was unable to cooperate because of executive privilege and that he would not do so until the president waives that privilege.
The committee probing the insurrection was not granted executive privilege by the president.
It is the first time that the Justice Department has brought charges against a Trump administration official who worked in the White House and was involved in trying to overturn the election. Last fall, Steve Bannon was indicted for disobeying a subpoena.
Trump was briefed directly on debunked conspiracy theories about the election by Navarro, who was heavily involved in his plan to stay in power.
His comments on Fox News about his arrest raised eyebrows.
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