Former President Donald Trump's top White House trade adviser Peter Navarro was found guilty Thursday of two counts of criminal contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
A jury in Washington, D.C., convicted the former Trump administration official following a trial that lasted just over a day. Navarro's defense team called no witnesses.
Sentencing is set for January, and Navarro faces a maximum of one year in prison and a fine of $100,000 for each count.
Good, now do all the others.
It needs to be prison time, otherwise it's just the cost of doing business.
If the punishment is a fine, it's only illegal for poor people.
Hence why all sentences are and/or. Fine of $100,000 and/or 1 year old prison.
It's the same in every state and federal application to my knowledge.
Agreed. But OP was saying there needs to be some time in the mix.
The article clearly states that he faces jail time AND a fine, not OR a fine.
1 year is the worst he can get? Hopefully it is prison time as that fine is a joke.
Good, now do all the others.
It needs to be prison time, otherwise it's just the cost of doing business.
If the punishment is a fine, it's only illegal for poor people.
Hence why all sentences are and/or. Fine of $100,000 and/or 1 year old prison.
It's the same in every state and federal application to my knowledge.
Agreed. But OP was saying there needs to be some time in the mix.
The article clearly states that he faces jail time AND a fine, not OR a fine.
1 year is the worst he can get? Hopefully it is prison time as that fine is a joke.