The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack issued a subpoena on Wednesday to Peter Navarro, who served as former President Donald Trump's trade advisor.
In his memoir, Navarro wrote that he worked with Trump ally Steve Bannon to come up with a plan to contest the results of the 2020 election, delaying the certification of the Electoral College vote. MSNBC's Ari Melber followed up on this during an interview in January, and Navarro explained that the plan was called the "Green Bay Sweep," and more than 100 lawmakers were on board to "challenge the results of the election in six battleground states" won by President Biden.
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
The House select committee's chair, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), said on Wednesday that Navarro "appears to have information directly relevant" to the panel's "investigation into the causes of the Jan. 6th attack on the Capitol. He hasn't been shy about his role in efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and has even discussed the former president's support for those plans." So far, more than 500 witnesses "have provided information in our investigation," Thompson added, "and we expect Mr. Navarro to do so as well."
In a statement to ABC News about the subpoena, Navarro said Trump "has invoked executive privilege, and it is not my privilege to waive. They should negotiate any waiver of the privilege with the president and his attorneys directly, not through me." He also declared that "the last three people on God's good earth who wanted chaos and violence on Capitol Hill were President Trump, Steve Bannon, and I."
-
The longest US government shutdown in historyIn The Spotlight Federal employees and low-income households have been particularly affected by ‘partisan standoffs’ in Washington
-
Jeremy Hunt picks his favourite booksThe Week Recommends The former chancellor shares works by Mishal Husain, Keach Hagey, and Johan Norberg
-
Is the UAE fuelling the slaughter in Sudan?Today’s Big Question Gulf state is accused of supplying money and advanced Chinese weaponry to RSF militia behind massacres of civilians
-
The longest US government shutdown in history
In The Spotlight Federal employees and low-income households have been particularly affected by ‘partisan standoffs’ in Washington
-
Democrats seek 2026 inspiration from special election routsIN THE SPOTLIGHT High-profile wins are helping a party demoralized by Trump’s reelection regain momentum
-
‘Not all news is bad’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
-
A most profitable presidencyfeature Donald Trump has added $3 billion to his wealth since returning to the White House. How?
-
Has Zohran Mamdani shown the Democrats how to win again?Today’s Big Question New York City mayoral election touted as victory for left-wing populists but moderate centrist wins elsewhere present more complex path for Democratic Party
-
Trump to partly fund SNAP as shutdown talks progressSpeed Read The administration has said it will cover about 50% of benefits
-
Trump’s White House ballroom: a threat to the republic?Talking Point Trump be far from the first US president to leave his mark on the Executive Mansion, but to critics his remodel is yet more overreach
-
‘Not every social scourge is an act of war’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
