Peter Navarro gets 4-month sentence for defying House Jan. 6 subpoena

Jan 25, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    10% Center

  • Reliability

    50% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

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Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

Sentiments

Overall Sentiment

-30% Negative

  •   Conservative
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"Nobody in my position should be put in conflict between the legislative branch and the executive branch, he told the judge."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"He has vowed to appeal the verdict, saying he couldn't cooperate with the committee because Trump had invoked executive privilege."
Negative
-18% Liberal
"Defense attorneys said Trump did claim executive privilege, putting Navarro in an untenable position, and they asked for a sentence of probation and a $100 fine."
Negative
-34% Liberal
"A judge barred him from making that argument at trial, however, finding that he didn't show Trump had actually invoked it."
Negative
-44% Liberal
"SEE MORE: Trump could testify as defamation trial resumes in sex abuse caseTrending stories at Scrippsnews.comTrump threatens to blacklist Haley donors: 'We don't want them'Treasury secretary to push 'historic' economy, hopes to improve imageUS economy ended 2023 on high note as GDP, disposable incomes grew"
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-92% Liberal
"Navarro said in court before his sentencing Thursday that the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack had led him to believe that it accepted his invocation of executive privilege."
Positive
6% Conservative
"Navarro's sentencing comes after a judge rejected his bid for a new trial."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"But U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta found that Navarro didn't show that the eight-minute break had any effect on the September verdict."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"Navarro was found guilty of defying a subpoena for documents and a deposition from the House Jan. 6 committee."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"He has vowed to appeal the verdict, saying he couldn't cooperate with the committee because Trump had invoked executive privilege."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"He was the second Trump aide to face contempt of Congress charges, after former White House adviser Steve Baon."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"Shortly after their break, the jurors found Navarro guilty of two misdemeanor counts of contempt of Congress."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"Justice Department prosecutors say Navarro tried to hide behind claims of privilege even before he knew what the committee wanted, showing a disdain for the committee that should warrant a longer sentence."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"Navarro's lawyers had advised him not to address the judge, but he said he wanted to speak after hearing the judge express disappointment in him."
Negative
-32% Liberal
"Navarro served as a trade adviser under President Donald Trump and promoted the Republican's baseless claims of voter fraud after the 2020 election."
Negative
-34% Liberal
"Defense attorneys said Trump did claim executive privilege, putting Navarro in an untenable position, and they asked for a sentence of probation and a $100 fine."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"Defense attorneys said Trump did claim executive privilege, putting Navarro in an untenable position, and they asked for a sentence of probation and a $100 fine."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"A judge barred him from making that argument at trial, however, finding that he didn't show Trump had actually invoked it."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"Trump White House official Peter Navarro, who was convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, was sentenced on Thursday to four months behind bars."
Negative
-46% Liberal
"Trump White House official Peter Navarro, who was convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, was sentenced on Thursday to four months behind bars."
Negative
-46% Liberal
"He served as a White House trade adviser under then-President Donald Trump and later promoted the Republican's baseless claims of mass voter fraud in the 2020 election he lost to Democrat Joe Biden."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"He served as a White House trade adviser under then-President Donald Trump and later promoted the Republican's baseless claims of mass voter fraud in the 2020 election he lost to Democrat Joe Biden."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"SEE MORE: Trump could testify as defamation trial resumes in sex abuse caseTrending stories at Scrippsnews.comTrump threatens to blacklist Haley donors: 'We don't want them'Treasury secretary to push 'historic' economy, hopes to improve imageUS economy ended 2023 on high note as GDP, disposable incomes grew"
Negative
-58% Liberal
"SEE MORE: Trump could testify as defamation trial resumes in sex abuse caseTrending stories at Scrippsnews.comTrump threatens to blacklist Haley donors: 'We don't want them'Treasury secretary to push 'historic' economy, hopes to improve imageUS economy ended 2023 on high note as GDP, disposable incomes grew"
Negative
-58% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : "Nobody in my position should be put in conflict between the legislative branch and the executive branch," he told the judge.
41% : He has vowed to appeal the verdict, saying he couldn't cooperate with the committee because Trump had invoked executive privilege.
33% : Defense attorneys said Trump did claim executive privilege, putting Navarro in an "untenable position," and they asked for a sentence of probation and a $100 fine.
28% : A judge barred him from making that argument at trial, however, finding that he didn't show Trump had actually invoked it.
4% : SEE MORE: Trump could testify as defamation trial resumes in sex abuse caseTrending stories at Scrippsnews.comTrump threatens to blacklist Haley donors: 'We don't want them'Treasury secretary to push 'historic' economy, hopes to improve imageUS economy ended 2023 on high note as GDP, disposable incomes grew

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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