former trump aide peter navarro indicted today by the justice department on two counts, contempt of congress for the way he s defied repeatedly in public the insurrection probe. big news whether you follow it here on msnbc where mr. navarro has been a guest or anyone, really, in the trump world or around the nation. a trump white house adviser indicted for issues related to the insurrection. how it played out today. breaking news moments ago involving former top trump white house official peter navarro. peter navarro now criminally indicted. doj indicted him on two counts of contempt of congress. former adviser peter navarro is at this hour in federal custody and about to make a court appearance. he was issued a subpoena in february to produce documents and appear before the committee in march, but refused to do either. wow. they cuffed him, took him out. serious business here. this is very bad news for peter navarro. we are keeping an eye on the federal cows do
we are keeping an eye on the federal cows down in washington, d.c. where navarro is currently before a judge. that s how the news played out all afternoon across all the news channels, because this is just a huge development, navarro in court today. you see the sketches. he told the judge he thought it was unfair he was unable to make a phone call after his arrest. he came out to speak to reporters and he used that appearance, you see him there. just within the last couple hours, to complain about the way that the feds treated him. he was apprehended, arrested at the airport. said, at the door of the airplane discussed the way put in hand covers and leg irons. that s what happens if you defy a lawful subpoena to this degree. more on that aspect later in the program. the big news first. doj filed this indictment under seal yesterday. indeed, right before he appeared on the beat last night and they said that would be done until the government s arrest