Trump aide Peter Navarro handed jail term for contempt of Congress

Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro has been sentenced (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

Trump White House official Peter Navarro, who was convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with an investigation into the January 6 2021 attack on the US Capitol, has been sentenced to four months in jail.

He was the second Trump aide to face contempt of Congress charges, after former White House adviser Steve Bannon.