By CHRIS MEGERIAN
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is bringing Peter Navarro, a former adviser who served prison time related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, back to the White House for his second administration.
Navarro will serve as a senior counselor for trade and manufacturing, Trump announced on Truth Social, his social media website.
Trump wrote that the position “leverages Peter’s broad range of White House experience, while harnessing his extensive Policy analytic and Media skills.”
Related Articles
Trump considers DeSantis for the Pentagon with Hegseth under pressure over allegations: AP sources
Map: California’s new House delegation, after 3 districts flipped to Democrats
Maverick operator of California raw milk dairy that sickened children could have role in Trump’s FDA
French: Loyalty of FBI pick Kash Patel is a threat to the rule of law
Conservative legal group lawsuit says California voter rolls are ripe for fraud
Navarro, a trade adviser during Trump’s first term, was held in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated Jan. 6. Sentenced to four months in prison, he described his conviction as the “partisan weaponization of the judicial system.”
Shortly after being released, Navarro spoke on stage at the Republican National Convention in July, where he told the crowd that “I went to prison so you won’t have to.”
Trump also announced that he asked Michael Whatley to serve as chairman of the Republican National Committee. Whatley ran the committee during the election along with Lara Trump, the wife of Trump’s son Eric.
Trump chose Daniel Driscoll as Army secretary, Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator and Adam Boehler as special presidential envoy for hostage affairs.
