Trump would ‘absolutely’ rehire Peter Navarro despite prison sentence

Former White House trade adviser is currently serving four months in federal prison for contempt of Congress

Donald Trump has said he would absolutely" rehire his federally imprisoned former economic adviser Peter Navarro if returned to the presidency in November.

I would absolutely have Peter back," Trump - who has spent more than a year grappling with more than 80 of his own criminal charges - told the Wall Street Journal. This outrageous behavior by the Democrats should not have happened."