Former Trump administration official Peter Navarro was captured on video Wednesday attempting to snatch a heckler’s “Trump Lost” sign after he lost his bid to avoid a trial over charges of contempt of Congress.
Navarro appeared in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia this week seeking to prove to a federal judge that former President Donald Trump invoked executive privilege that Navarro believes shielded him from testifying before the House Jan. 6 committee.
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U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled Wednesday that Navarro didn’t introduce specific evidence for the court to consider his claim that privilege was invoked. Navarro spoke at a press conference after the hearing where he delivered remarks as a protester stood behind him holding a sign reading, “Trump Lost (And you know it!).”
After a judge ruled against him in his criminal contempt case, former Trump advisor Peter Navarro attempts to snatch a “Trump lost” sign from a protester at his press conference. pic.twitter.com/d0AIQvjY6z
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“So, here’s the problem here — Where’s CNN, is CNN here?” Navarro says, before turning around and attempting to grab the sign from a woman.
“Bro, you’re already facing charges,” she said.
“Yeah, I get it,” Navarro said before turning back to a microphone podium.
The former Trump economic adviser is facing two counts tied to his failure to appear for a deposition before the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 riot for failing to reveal documents requested by the committee. He has pleaded not guilty.
During a Monday hearing before Mehta, the judge went as far as to call Navarro’s arguments “pretty weak sauce,” saying “I don’t have any words from the former president.
“The record is barren, there is nothing here, even after your client’s testimony,” Mehta told Navarro’s attorney, Stanley Woodward.
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Former White House adviser Steve Bannon was convicted earlier this year of two counts of contempt of Congress for avoiding the House Jan. 6 committee. He was sentenced to four months in prison but has not served his time after a judge said he can remain free pending appeal.
Navarro’s trial is slated to proceed next week on Sept. 5.
