Navarro has been charged with two counts of contempt, one for failing to appear for a deposition before the committee and one for failing to produce documents.  The former Trump trade adviser is due to appear in court Friday afternoon for the charges.

Late last month Navarro launched legal action against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the committee, claiming that they have no legal right to hold him in contempt of Congress for refusing to give evidence.

The Justice Department noted that each charge has a minimum of 30 days and maximum of one year jail time, as well as a fine of up to $100,000.

The House voted to forward the case to the Justice Department last month.

But in an 88-page legal filing shared with DailyMail.com, Navarro argues that President Joe Biden had no authority to waive former President Donald Trump‘s executive privilege or his former adviser’s ‘testimonial immunity.’