Navarro has become the second Trump ally to be found guilty of defying a subpoena related to the US Capitol attack.

A 12-member jury deliberated for four hours before handing in the verdict in a federal district court in Washington, DC.

Navarro is now the second major Trump ally to be convicted of contempt, after former White House advisor Steve Bannon was likewise convicted in July 2022 for dodging a subpoena.

“The defendant chose allegiance to former President Trump over compliance with the subpoena,” prosecutor Elizabeth Aloi said of Navarro in her closing arguments on Thursday. “That is contempt. That is a crime.”

Navarro had been called to testify before a select committee in the House of Representatives investigating the Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. That attack saw supporters of then-President Trump storm the Capitol, in an attempt to overturn the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory.

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