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Peter Navarro Has Executive Privilege Claim Knocked by Federal Judge

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He is set to go to trial on a charge of contempt of Congress.

Peter Navarro, wearing a suit, speaks to reporters after a pre-trial conference in Washington.
Reuters/Kevin Wurm

Peter Navarro, the former adviser to Donald Trump who wrote at length about his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, had a key part of his defense to a contempt of Congress charge thrown out by a federal judge on Wednesday.

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