A federal judge has closed the case against White House trade adviser Peter Navarro over his alleged use of a private email for government business and mishandling of presidential records. ( Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
The decision to dismiss the case, filed in 2022, comes after the Trump Justice Department asked the court to do so.
The joint filing by the Justice Department and an attorney for Navarro doesn’t explain why they are abandoning a case. The one-page filing says each side will bear their own fees and costs.
Navarro served four months in prison after being convicted in a separate case for refusing to cooperate with the congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. He maintained his refusal to testify was protected by executive privilege.
Navarro was accused of using a private email for government business and mishandling presidential records. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
He said that the Jan. 6 case was politically motivated by Biden and that "if they can come for me, if they can come for Donald Trump, be careful. They will come for you."
Fox News' Jake Gibson and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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