Hours after being released from prison, Peter Navarro delivers speech at RNC

Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro on Tuesday slammed the United States’ criminal justice system after taking the stage at the Republican National Convention hours after completing a four-month federal prison sentence.

Navarro, who received thunderous applause when he walked on stage, accused Democrats of targeting him and accused the justice system of corruption despite no evidence.

"I went to prison, so you won't have to,” he said.

Navarro was convicted on two charges of contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas from the House committee that investigated the Capitol attack of Jan. 6, 2021. Navarro served a four month sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution, Miami and was released Wednesday.

“The Department of Justice, hear me out on this, if Congress slaps a subpoena on a senior White House adviser like me, the advisor's duty is to politely tell them to go pound sand,” Navarro said. “That's exactly what I did.”

The top Trump ally warned convention-goers that Democrats will “come for you” like they came for him and former President Donald Trump.

“If they can come for me, and if they can come for Donald Trump,” Navarro said. “Be careful – they will come for you.”

Navarro was joined on stage by his fiancee, Bonnie. He closed his speech with the parting words she gave him before he went to prison: "We got this."

Contributing: Savannah Kuchar and Karissa Waddick

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