WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by former Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro to serve a four-month prison sentence for ignoring a congressional subpoena.
The court summarily denied his request without objection.
There was Navarro He asked the Supreme Court to intervene Prior to his arrival Tuesday at a federal Bureau of Prisons facility in Miami. It was Navarro was convicted Up to four months in prison after January conviction last year for violating the subpoena of the January 6 committee.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in a separate statement that the lower court found Navarro had lost his bail pending appeal under a law called the Bail Reform Act.
Navarro’s arguments centered on his claim of executive privilege, which his attorneys said was “the first time in our nation’s history” that “a top adviser to the president has been convicted of contempt of Congress after asserting executive privilege over a congressional subpoena.” Roberts noted that the appeals court ruled that Navarro “still has an obligation to appear before Congress and answer questions seeking information outside the scope of the claimed privilege.”
“I see no reason to disagree that Navarro lost those arguments,” the chief justice added.
Federal appeals court was rejected In Navarro’s stay request filed last week, it said Navarro “has not presented a substantial case of law or fact that would result in a reversal of his appeal, a new trial, a sentence that does not include prison time or a reduced sentence.” less than the expected duration of the appeal process.”
Navarro is an election denier closely involved in efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 loss to President Joe Biden.
“You are not a victim,” U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta he said Navarro at his sentencing in January. “You are not the object of political persecution – you are not. You’ve got every process you need.”
Daniel Barnes contributed.