Posted 3/16/2024, 4:01:49 PM
Navarro Appeals to Supreme Court to Avoid Prison for Jan. 6 Contempt
- Former Trump aide Peter Navarro files emergency appeal to Supreme Court to avoid reporting to prison next week for contempt of Congress conviction
- Navarro was convicted in September 2022 for refusing to testify or provide documents to the January 6 committee
- He was sentenced to 4 months in prison and ordered to surrender on March 19
- Navarro claims he had executive privilege from Trump to ignore the subpoena
- Navarro's lawyer argues he's not a flight risk and has a chance of overturning the conviction on appeal