United States v. Navarro, opinion affirming contempt convictions

Reporting cited here

1. convicted

   A D.C. federal jury found Navarro guilty on one count for refusing document production and one for refusing deposition testimony. The court had ruled he lacked sufficient evidence of a Trump invocation of executive privilege. The verdict is a criminal conviction, distinct from the committee's referral and from the later four-month sentence already recorded elsewhere in the corpus.

   July 21, 2026 opinion affirming both convictions

   Jury convicts Navarro on both contempt-of-Congress counts · Convictions affirmed on appeal in 2026

2. documented

   The D.C. Circuit affirmed Navarro's two contempt convictions, rejecting challenges to the committee subpoena and trial rulings. After the change in administrations, the Justice Department withdrew its brief and further participation but did not seek dismissal, so the court resolved Navarro's appeal without government advocacy. He had completed custody; his convictions remained intact.

   Pages 14–15 and disposition: completed sentence, government's 2025 withdrawal from the appeal, arguments, and affirmance

   D.C. Circuit affirms Navarro's contempt convictions · Convictions affirmed; further review not reflected as of September 4, 2026