Trump not expected to testify at his former trade adviser’s contempt of Congress trial, potentially undercutting his defense

Former President Donald Trump is not expected to testify on behalf of his former trade adviser Peter Navarro, potentially undercutting a key defense for Navarro in his upcoming criminal trial on contempt of Congress charges for defying the House select committee that investigated the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021.

A lawyer for Navarro, Stanley Woodward, said in a court hearing Friday that Navarro’s legal team – which includes several former and current lawyers around the former president – had talks with Trump’s legal team but don’t expect to call Trump as a witness.