Ex-Adviser Peter Navarro: Trump Ordered Me to Defy Congressional Subpoena

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In a letter from this week made public by House Democrats, Navarro says he is acting on "direct order" from the former President.

Published Dec. 12 2021 2:57PM EST

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Former Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro wrote to a House committee investigating the Trump administration’s response to the fall 2020 COVID-19 surge that he will defy their subpoena for documents on a “direct order” from Donald Trump.

The direct order cited by Navarro in his letter to Rep.

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Ex-Adviser Peter Navarro: Trump Ordered Me to Defy Congressional Subpoena

In a letter from this week made public by House Democrats, Navarro says he is acting on "direct order" from the former President.

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