Former President Trump adviser Peter Navarro turned himself in to a Miami prison following an order from the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday.
Navarro is appealing his conviction for contempt of Congress, but the court has refused to postpone his prison sentence until the appeal is completed.
Navarro will serve his entire four-month sentence unless his appeal is successful before the end of his sentence.
“I’m going to walk out there proudly to spend my time,” Navarro said at a news conference before his appearance. “I am now gathering strength. Donald John Trump is the candidate.”
Justice Department recommends six months in prison for Trump aide Peter Navarro
Former President Trump adviser Peter Navarro turned himself in to a Miami prison following an order from the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday.
Navarro was charged and convicted of contempt of Congress for failing to respond to a Congressional subpoena requesting testimony and documents related to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said there was “no basis to disagree” with the appeals court’s decision to start the sentence.
Navarro, a former trade adviser to former President Donald Trump, is the second Trump aide to be found guilty of contempt of Congress.former White House Advisor Steve Bannon was previously sentenced to four months in prison, but his release was granted on appeal by U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, an appointee of President Trump.
Navarro, a former trade adviser to former President Donald Trump, is the second Trump aide to be found guilty of contempt of Congress. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Navarro said he could not cooperate with the commission investigating the Jan. 6 attack. Because Trump invoked executive privilege, but lower courts rejected this argument.
Former Trump aide Navarro found guilty of contempt for defying President Trump in January 6 subpoenas
“When I received the second Congressional subpoena, I honestly believed that privilege had been invoked, but my heart was torn apart. “We shouldn’t. Is that the lesson?” Navarro said in January. “What do you think about this whole process? Letters and getting a lawyer? In a way, I think so.”
FILE – The U.S. Supreme Court will meet in Washington on November 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
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“I am disappointed in the process by which the jury convicted me and failed to provide one of the most important elements of our justice system: advocacy,” he added.
The lower court found that Mr. Navarro was in fact unable to do so. prove trump triggered management privilege.
Fox News’ Louis Casiano contributed to this report
