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A court officer testified before the judge in Trump adviser Peter Navarro's contempt of Congress case, after Navarro moved for a mistrial following his guilty verdict. In a rare post- trial hearing, a court security officer testified before the judge overseeing former Trump adviser Pet er Navarro's contempt of Congress case, after Navarro's attorneys moved for a mistrial . Navarro, who under Donald Trump was director of the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, was found guilty last week of two counts of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena issued in February 2022 by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. After the verdict, Navarro's attorneys moved for a mistrial on the grounds that the jury exited the building before returning a verdict, and that they may have seen protesters while outside. MORE: Ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro found guilty of contempt of Congress Rosa Torres, the court security officer who escort...

Ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon asked a judge to let him change lawyers as he defends himself against charges that he defrauded donors to the "We Build the Wall" campaign. Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon has asked a judge to let him change lawyers as he defends himself against charges that he defrauded donors to the "We Build the Wall" campaign that was supposed to raise money for former President Donald Trump's signature domestic project. Echoing his support of the pro-Trump crowd that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Bannon told reporters as he entered the courtroom Thursday that the recent election in Brazil was "stolen" from far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro and that protesters who stormed three government buildings in Brazil's capital on Sunday were "freedom fighters." Bannon ignored questions from reporters asking if he was advising anyone in Brazil's protest movement. MORE: Trump adviser Steve Bannon'...