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Peter Navarro

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Relationship to Trumpsenior counselor in Trump White Housepolitical / 1 source

Trade adviser in both Trump administrations who served a federal prison sentence for contempt of Congress.

Alive and serving in the White Houselife / 2026-07-01Released after serving four-month contempt sentencecustody / 2024-07-17–2024-07-17Convicted on two counts of contempt of Congresslegal / 2024-01-25Convicted on two counts of contempt of Congresslegal / 2023-09-07–2023-09-07Trump White House adviserrelationship / 2025-01-20–2026-07-01Senior counselor for trade and manufacturingoffice / 2025-01-20–2026-07-01

Exact relationships

  1. White House trade adviserpoliticaldocumented · 7 files · 9 source references
  2. former Trump White House trade adviserlegalpoliticalconvicted · 1 file · 1 source reference

Money, power & fallout

  1. Office of Special Counsel finds Navarro repeatedly violated the Hatch ActFormal OSC finding; president took no public disciplinary action before term endedWhite House trade adviser · documented · 1 source
  2. Navarro describes his role in Bannon's Green Bay SweepPlan failed; underlying election-fraud premise was not substantiatedWhite House trade adviser · documented · 1 source
  3. Federal grand jury charges Navarro with two subpoena-default countsLater convicted on both countsWhite House trade adviser · documented · 1 source
  4. Jury convicts Navarro on both contempt-of-Congress countsConvictions affirmed on appeal in 2026White House trade adviser · documented · 2 sources
  5. Peter Navarro sentenced for contempt of CongressConvicted; prison sentence later completedformer Trump White House trade adviser · convicted · 1 source
    1. penaltyNavarro contempt-of-Congress fine$9,500
      Ordered from
      Peter Navarro
      Ordered to
      United States
      ordered · 2024-01-25 · observedPopulation Fine imposed with Peter Navarro's sentence on two contempt-of-Congress countsPeriod 2024-01-25 to 2024-01-25Basis Fine imposed in the January 25, 2024 federal sentence reported by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.Limits The sentence establishes the amount due; payment timing is not identified.Open cited evidence
  6. Chief Justice denies Navarro's bid to remain free pending appealEmergency release denied; sentence later completedWhite House trade adviser · documented · 2 sources
  7. Navarro completes four-month federal sentence and is releasedReleased after sentence; convictions remainWhite House trade adviser · documented · 1 source
  8. Navarro returns to the Trump White HouseIn office in the second Trump administrationsenior counselor in Trump White House · documented · 1 source
  9. D.C. Circuit affirms Navarro's contempt convictionsConvictions affirmed; further review not reflected as of September 4, 2026White House trade adviser · documented · 1 source
Source: The White House · Rights/use: Public domain, United States federal government work · Modified: cropped and resized