Navarro sidesteps question on tariff pause decision, denies insider trading allegations

White House senior trade adviser Peter Navarro sidestepped a question about whether or not he was present for President Trump's decision to enact a 90-day pause on country-specific tariffs during a heated Thursday interview with CNN’s Kasie Hunt.

“In a straightforward way, were you in the room with the president when he made this decision?” Hunt asked on CNN’s “The Arena”

“So — so that’s the wrong question to ask,” Navarro responded. “Was I part of the process?”

“Were ...