PETER Navarro's wife Leslie LeBon filed for divorce in 2018, with the one-time power couple wrangling over a deal.
Here's everything you need to know about Leslie Lebon, the ex-wife of former President Donald Trump's former trade adviser Peter Navarro.
Who is Peter Navarro’s ex-wife, Leslie LeBon?
Born on March 6, 1961, Leslie LeBon is an architect by profession.
She first came into the spotlight during Trump's presidency, as the ex-wife of Navarro.
LeBon has a son named Alexander from a previous marriage to her first husband, Greg LeBon.
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Before becoming a professional architect, LeBon studied architecture at the University of California, Berkeley.
She later went on to pursue a master's degree from the University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business.
Now, LeBon is the founder of LeBon Architects. She renovated the home she shared in the lower Nyes, upper Victoria Beach area with her ex-husband Peter before their marriage broke down.
LeBon also works for LeBon Properties - a company that purchases under-performing multi-family residential properties - since 2013.
Who is Peter Navarro?
Peter Navarro is a well-known American economist born on July 15, 1949, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
However, he was also known as one of Donald Trump's most high-profile aides.
During Trump's presidency, he was appointed as Assistant to the President, Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, and National Defence Production Act policy coordinator.
As of 2023, Navarro's net worth is estimated to be about $5 million, according to filmysiyappa.com.
He is a member of the Republican Party and a professor emeritus of economics and public policy at the University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business
On January 25, 2024, Navarro was sentenced to four months in jail for defying a subpoena related to the 2021 US Capitol protests.
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As per CNN, Navarro was convicted on two counts of contempt in September 2023.
During Navarro's hearing, Judge Amit Mehta said: "I guess what bothers me ultimately is that here we are after a year and a half plus and you still want to suggest to me that this is a political prosecution. You want me to believe this is a political prosecution.
"When the evidence is completely to the contrary. You are not a victim. You are not the object of a political prosecution. These are the circumstances of your own making."
When did Peter Navarro and Leslie LeBon get divorced?
After 20 years of marriage, Navarro and LeBon officially divorced on December 31, 2020.
The couple - who married in 2001 - had secretly been involved in a lengthy and bitter divorce process since 2018.
According to the Daily Mail, LeBon asked for a divorce in 2018 due to irreconcilable differences.
Following the divorce process' completion, Leslie has been given half of Peter's pension benefits.
She has also split the amount they shared in different bank accounts equally with her ex-husband.
To equitably distribute their wealth, both parties waived their rights to spousal support.
