WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is pushing back on an assertion from former Trump White House official Peter Navarro, who had claimed he was denied access to an attorney when he was arrested on contempt charges last week.
The Justice Department alleges Navarro lied to the judge and to members of the media when he claimed he was told he couldn't call a lawyer and that he was denied food and water while being held for several hours after his arrest on Friday.
Navarro was indicted on charges that he refused to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
