• Thales
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    12310 months ago

    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.

    • athos77
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      10410 months ago

      It needs to be prison time, otherwise it’s just the cost of doing business.

      • Nougat
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        7410 months ago

        If the punishment is a fine, it’s only illegal for poor people.

      • blanketswithsmallpox
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        410 months ago

        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.

        • @girlfreddy
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          110 months ago

          The article clearly states that he faces jail time AND a fine, not OR a fine.