Economist Peter Navarro will be returning to the White House, with President-elect Donald J. Trump announcing the tariff and trade guru will serve as his Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing. After the Capitol riots on January 6, 2021, Navarro became a prime target of the lawfare campaign waged by Congressional Democrats and the Biden government—ultimately serving four months in federal prison for contempt of Congress.

During President Trump’s first term in office, Navarro—a Harvard Ph.D. economist—served as the White House’s Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy and was one of the administration’s staunchest opponents of China. In addition, the University of California, Irvine professor emeritus is continuing to fight an appeal of his contempt of Congress conviction on constitutional grounds—with the case possibly heading to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The National Pulse reported in May that Trump said he absolutely would bring Navarro back to his second presidential administration.

“I am pleased to announce that Peter Navarro, a man who was treated horribly by the Deep State, or whatever else you would like to call it, will serve as my Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing. During my First Term, few were more effective or tenacious than Peter in enforcing my two sacred rules, Buy American, Hire American. He helped me renegotiate unfair Trade Deals like NAFTA and the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS), and moved every one of my Tariff and Trade actions FAST,” President-elect Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Trump continued: “….The Senior Counselor position leverages Peter’s broad range of White House experience, while harnessing his extensive Policy analytic and Media skills. His mission will be to help successfully advance and communicate the Trump Manufacturing, Tariff, and Trade Agendas.”