Peter Navarro Appeals to Supreme Court to Avoid Prison Sentence
Former Trump aide seeks to delay serving time for contempt of Congress, citing unproven executive privilege.
- Peter Navarro, former Trump White House aide, files an emergency Supreme Court appeal to avoid prison for contempt of Congress.
- Navarro's last-ditch effort follows a unanimous rejection by a federal appeals court, citing a lack of evidence for Trump's executive privilege.
- Navarro is set to report to a federal prison in Miami on March 19 to serve a four-month sentence.
- This marks the first time a senior presidential advisor has been convicted of contempt of Congress after asserting executive privilege.
- Navarro's case raises significant legal questions about executive privilege and the separation of powers doctrine.