Trump names Peter Navarro, jailed for contempt of Congress, trade adviser

President-elect says Navarro, his former White House trade adviser, will focus on tariffs

Donald Trump said he would name former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro as senior counselor for trade and manufacturing.

Navarro made headlines earlier this year when, in March, he was jailed for contempt of Congress.

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Trump taps Peter Navarro as top trade adviser months after prison release

President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Peter Navarro will return to the White House as his senior counselor for trade and manufacturing. Navarro, who served in Trump's first ...
CBS News - Dec. 4
Trump names Kelly Loeffler for SBA

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The Hill - Dec. 4
Trump picks Peter Navarro as top trade advisor

President-elect Donald Trump announced that Peter Navarro will serve as "Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing" in his next White House term.
CNBC - Dec. 4
Trump taps Peter Navarro, convicted of contempt of Congress, as trade counselor

Peter Navarro served as a trade adviser in the first Trump administration, and was recently released from a four-month prison sentence for defying a congressional subpoena.
CBS News - Dec. 4
Trump nominates Peter Navarro as senior economic adviser

China hawk who served in president-elect’s first term was imprisoned for contempt of Congress over 2021 Capitol attack
Financial Times - Dec. 4
Trump picks Peter Navarro, who went to prison for defying Jan. 6 committee subpoena, as top trade adviser

President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Peter Navarro will serve as “Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing” in his next White House term.
NBC News - Dec. 4
Trump taps ex-aide Peter Navarro for senior counselor on trade and manufacturing

President-elect Trump on Wednesday named his once-jailed former aide Peter Navarro as senior counselor for trade and manufacturing to the incoming White House, picking a loyal ally to help ...
The Hill - Dec. 4
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The Hill - Dec. 3
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NBC News - Dec. 3