Peter Navarro Tells DOJ To Explain Why It Is Backing Down From His Case

Trump advisor Peter Navarro is demanding the Department of Justice (DOJ) explain why it is reversing course in a case that sent him to prison last year.

Navarro, who spent four months in prison for defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee, argued the DOJ needs to do more than abandon its prior arguments as he continues to appeal his conviction.

“The Department of Justice should not be allowed to disavow, without explanation or acknowledgment of its reasons, the positions it has pursued in this case for more than three years,” Navarro argued in a Sunday filing.

Navaro is currently serving as senior counselor for trade and manufacturing after filling a similar role during the first Trump administration.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) determined in August that “it is no longer taking the same position as the prior administration” in his case, asking that the court appoint an outside attorney to defend the conviction. It also asked the court to strike