Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro on Thursday defied the advice given by his lawyers to complain directly to Judge Amit Mehta about his conviction for being in criminal contempt of Congress. As reported by CBS News’ Scott MacFarlane, Navarro argued to Mehta that he sincerely believed he was unable to testify before the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riots because former President Donald Trump had invoked executive privilege claims. “When I received that Congressional subpoena… I had an honest belief the privilege had been invoked,” Navarro said. “Nobody in my p…