Former White House economic adviser Peter Navarro filed a lawsuit in federal court in Washington, DC on Friday, saying it wasn’t read to him by the FBI agents who arrested him last week. Miranda or give him access to his lawyer.
Navarro was arrested last week for contempt of Congress while on a flight to Reagan National Airport. He refused to cooperate with the Committee on 6 January, citing executive privilege and constitutional objections.
Navarro asked the court to order the FBI to provide documents related to his arrest. In his petition he said:
In order to establish the essential facts in this case, including the facts relating to the Defendant’s request for extension, Defendant requests prosecution to immediately release: (1) All video and audio recordings of Defendant’s ramp arrest at Reagan Airport in FBI vault. subject, (2) full transcripts of the conversations that took place, (3) all transcripts included in the report issued by Special Agent Walter Jardine and Special Agent Sebastian Gardner on June 6, 2022; and (4) signed affidavits by Special Agents Walter Jardina and Sebastian Gardner denying that the accused sought legal advice at the pier and stating that his rights over Miranda were read from a written piece of paper.
Defendant also insists that, rather than allowing the defendant to seek legal advice on his detention prior to trial, the prosecution should disclose any role it may have played and provide supporting documents minutes before the appointment of a public defender. .after the magistrate specifically requested the opportunity to do so immediately after the accused was arrested at the pier.
this
When the defendant seeks legal advice, agents must read Miranda’s rights on the printed card to the defendant and do everything in their power to allow him to call for legal advice as he wishes before the trial. physical appereance. They failed to do so and thus deprived the defendant of a suitable lawyer.
He also says he was handcuffed and bound and locked in a cell without water.
Navarro was given a public defender, but said he was unfamiliar with the circumstances of the case. He introduced himself.
Joel B. Pollack is Senior Editor and news anchor for Breitbart News Breitbart Market News Every Sunday night from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM ET (4:00 PM to 7:00 PM PT) on Sirius XM Patriot. He is the author of the recently published e-book Neither Free nor Fair: 2020 US Presidential Election. last book RETURN NOVEMBERtells the story of the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries from a conservative perspective. Won the 2018 Robert Novak Graduate Journalism Fellowship. follow him on twitter @joelpollak.
Source: Breitbart