Peter Navarro Ordered to Turn Over Presidential Records Amid Legal Setbacks
The former Trump aide faces additional legal challenges while serving a prison sentence for contempt of Congress.
- Peter Navarro, former Trump administration official, loses appeal and must turn over emails from his time in office to the National Archives.
- Navarro is currently serving a four-month prison sentence for contempt of Congress, related to failing to comply with a Jan. 6 committee subpoena.
- The federal appeals court sided with a judge who threatened Navarro with contempt of court for not turning over records as per the Presidential Records Act.
- The Department of Justice sued Navarro for retaining emails on a private account used during his tenure, which are considered property of the U.S.
- Navarro's argument that the U.S. has no authority to retrieve Presidential records from former employees was rejected by the court.