The former White House trade advisor refused to sit for an interview with a House subcommittee investigating the federal government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic, adding another former Trump official who refused to comply with congressional subpoenas.
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In a letter to the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronaviruses Crisis, which was published by the Washington Post, Navarro said he would not be coerced into sitting for a deposition.
According to a letter released by the committee last week, Navarro told the committee that he wouldn't cooperate with the subpoena because he saw Trump's directive to protect executive privilege as a direct order.
In a letter released by the committee, Clyburn said that the claim of executive privilege was not valid and that he had no right to refuse to comply with the subpoena.
The first witness to refuse to comply with the subcommittees subpoenas was Navarro, a former Trump aide who has not cooperated with the House Select Committee.
The House subcommittee said in a statement to Forbes that they would consider all of their enforcement tools if Navarro didn't follow the law.
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The committee could proceed with contempt hearings if Navarro doesn't comply with the subpoena. If the committee recommended that he be held in criminal contempt, the full House of Representatives would hold a vote and the charges would be forwarded to the Department of Justice. The department decided not to prosecute witnesses in the past.
The House subcommittee said in a news release that it has uncovered evidence that shows the Trump administration prioritized political concerns and undermined the nation's ability to respond to the swine flu in crucial early months. According to documents and emails released by the committee, the administration may have been negligent in its response to the Pandemic and may have exercised inappropriate influence while awarding contracts for Covid medical supplies.
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Dozens of former Trump aides and advisors have been subpoenaed by a different House Select Committee. After the House of Representatives voted to hold him in contempt for failing to comply with a subpoena, a grand jury indicted him on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress. Even though he wasn't a member of the administration on January 6th, Bannon claimed he couldn't testify before Congress because of executive privilege. The House voted to hold the former White House Chief of Staff in contempt.
The Washington Post reported that Navarro refused to comply with a House subpoena.
The House Covid-19 Committee is investigating the former Trump advisor.
