What's happened
Former Trump aide Peter Navarro has been sentenced to four months in prison for defying a 2022 congressional subpoena from the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Why it matters
The sentencing of a former Trump aide for contempt of Congress is significant as it reflects the ongoing legal and political fallout from the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
What the papers say
The South China Morning Post and Gulf News emphasize Navarro's defiance of the subpoena, while The Independent and NY Post highlight the judge's rejection of Navarro's claim of executive privilege and his subsequent sentencing.
How we got here
Peter Navarro, a former White House official under Donald Trump, was found guilty of defying a subpoena for documents and a deposition from the House January 6 committee. 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.
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