The Supreme Court on Monday declined former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro's request to halt his prison sentence while he appeals a conviction for contempt of Congress.
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid from Peter Navarro, who was former President Donald Trump's top trade adviser in the White House, to get out of prison while he appeals a conviction for contempt of Congress.Navarro reported to federal prison in Miami in mid-March to begin serving a four-month sentence for defying a congressional subpoena after Chief Justice John Roberts denied Navarro's last-ditch attempt to remain free while he pursues the appeal.
A federal district judge in Washington sentenced Navarro to four months in prison and imposed a $9,500 fine. But the former White House official appealed his conviction and the judge's decision to enforce his sentence during appeal proceedings. Navarro has argued that he believed he was bound by executive privilege when he defied the subpoena, but the judge overseeing the case found there was no evidence that the privilege was ever invoked. A three-judge panel on the U.S.
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