The former Donald Trump adviser was on trial for defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 select committee.
Peter Navarro said prosecutors’ decision to link Navarro’s case to the Jan. 6 violence could bear on the potential influence any signs had on the jury. | Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesAn unusual outdoor excursion by the jury that convicted Peter Navarro — just 30 minutes before delivering its verdict last week — is threatening to unravel the former Donald Trump adviser’s trial for defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 select committee.
Outside the building, Torres said, the jurors spent about 10 to 15 minutes chatting among themselves and were not approached by anyone. After they returned to the jury room, Torres recalled, the jury reached a verdict within about 30 minutes, concluding a roughly four-hour deliberation. Navarro’s brief trial belied the complex two-year pretrial debate about whether Trump had attempted to shield Navarro from complying with the Jan. 6 committee by asserting executive privilege. Ultimately, Mehta ruled that Navarro had failed to show Trump asserted the privilege and could not claim it as a defense.
During Wednesday’s hearing, Navarro’s attorneys sharply questioned Torres’ description of events. They expressed doubts that all 12 members of the jury exited the building together — meaning some discussions about the case may have occurred without the full jury panel — and that protesters may have exerted more influence on the jury’s final decision than it appeared.
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