Trump Aide Navarro Tells Judge He Needs Time to Promote His Book

Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro pleaded not guilty to criminal contempt and asked a federal judge to hold off on his trial so he could promote his book.

Navarro, who appeared Friday in federal court in Washington, entered the plea to both counts the US Justice Department brought against him -- for declining to testify in the US House committee investigation of the January 2021 Capitol riot and for refusing to hand over documents in response to a subpoena from the panel.

Navarro, 72, is among a small group of advisers that Donald Trump turned to as he ...