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1 Former Trump Adviser Peter Navarro Convicted Of Contempt Of Congress

Peter Navarro, the trade advisor for former President Donald Trump while he was in office, was convicted yesterday of criminal contempt of Congress. The jury only took around four hours to return a guilty verdict for the charges, which stem from his refusal to testify before the House Jan. 6th committee and turn over subpoenaed documents. Each count carries a minimum of 30 days in jail and a maximum of one year in prison, plus a fine of $100,000 per count. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta set the date for his sentencing for January 12th, but during his press conference after the verdict was issued, Navarro seemed more interested in protesters than he did in the case at times. “Sad day for America,” he said, “not because of the guilty verdicts, but because I can’t come out and have an honest, decent conversation with the people of America.” He then added a complaint about “the woke Marxist left,” referring to protesters who kept interrupting him while he discussed the trial. Navarro’s lawyers moved for a mistrial after the verdict was reached, saying the jury arrived at the verdict about 10 minutes after a break where they could have been exposed to the protestors outside. The judge told them to file a motion and he would consider it. Navarro said in his press conference that the verdict would also be appealed.

2 U.S. Open Women's Semifinal Match Delayed By Climate Protestors

The women’s semifinal match last night at the U.S. Open between American Coco Gauff and Czech player Karolina Muchova ground to a halt one game into the second set because of environmental protestors. The small group of people in the stands started chanting during the match, with two of them leaving quietly when security arrived. The other had glued his bare feet to the concrete in front of his seat, which took New York City Police officers to remove. The NYPD told CBS News that a total of four people were removed from the stadium as part of the incident. The disruption caused a delay of almost 50 minutes before play resumed. The shirts the protestors were wearing seemed to have the logo of Extinction Rebellion on them, a group that engages in protests regarding climate change. The 19-year-old Gauff, who was leading when the delay happened, went on to win 6-4 7-5 and earn a trip to the finals in her first semifinal appearance.

3 Federal Appeals Court Allows Texas To Leave Barrier In Rio Grande For Now

Just one day after a judge ordered the state of Texas to remove the floating barriers it placed in the Rio Grande River by September 15th, the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has given the state a stay on the order. The order was issued by a three-judge panel of two Democratic appointees and one Republican judge. Shortly after Wednesday’s ruling by U.S. District Judge David Ezra, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the state would appeal. The Justice Department filed a civil suit against Texas over the barriers in July, saying the state had violated the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899, an opinion Ezra agreed with. Texas had countered that argument by saying the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers didn’t have jurisdiction over the “non-navigable river stretch” where the barrier is located. As of last night, neither Abbott’s office nor the Justice Department had responded to NBC News about the latest ruling.


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