Peter Navarro
Peter Kent Navarro (born July 15, 1949) is an American economist and author. He works in the Trump administration as the Assistant to the President, Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, and the national Defense Production Act policy coordinator.
Peter Navarro | |
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| Director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy | |
| In office April 29, 2017 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position dissolved |
| Director of the National Trade Council | |
| In office January 20, 2017 – April 29, 2017 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Office dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Kent Navarro July 15, 1949 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (1989–1991, 2018–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (before 1986, 1994–2018) Independent (1986–1989, 1991–1994) |
| Education | Tufts University (BA) Harvard University (MPA, PhD) |
He was a Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the White House National Trade Council, a newly created job in the executive branch of the U.S. government.
He is also a professor emeritus of economics and public policy at the Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine, and the author of Death by China.[1]
After Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election and Donald Trump refused to concede, Navarro advanced conspiracy theories of election fraud and in February 2022 was subpoenaed twice by Congress. One subpoena required him to produce documents to the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack; the other subpoena required him to give testimony to the committee.[2] Navarro refused to comply, effectively ignoring both subpoenas, and was referred to the Justice Department. On June 2, 2022, a grand jury indicted him on two counts of contempt of Congress.[3] On September 7, 2023, he was convicted on both counts,[4] and on January 25, 2024, he was sentenced to four months in jail and fined $9,500.[5]
References
change- ↑ "The wonkless White House". The Economist. February 2017. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017.
Mr Navarro's views on trade are well outside the mainstream, and he is not a big hitter in academic circles.
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:30was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ Perez, Evan; Reid, Paula; Sneed, Tierney (June 3, 2022). "Grand jury indicts former Trump adviser Peter Navarro for two misdemeanor counts of contempt of Congress". CNN.
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NYTConvictedwas used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ Cole, Devan; Lybrand, Holmes (2024-01-25). "Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro sentenced to 4 months in jail for defying congressional subpoena". CNN. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
