Supreme Court Declines Peter Navarro’s Appeal Over Presidential Records

The former Trump adviser must turn over emails from his first White House tenure after lower court rulings are upheld.

The Supreme Court has refused to hear Peter Navarro's appeal regarding his refusal to hand over emails sent from a personal account during his time as a White House trade adviser.
Navarro argued that the Presidential Records Act does not allow the government to retrieve records from personal accounts and sought immunity to avoid the emails being used in his criminal case.
Lower courts ruled against Navarro, stating there is no public interest in his retention of the records and affirming the government’s ability to recover them under established legal remedies.
Navarro recently completed a four-month prison sentence for contempt of Congress after refusing to comply with a subpoena from the House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack.
He is set to return to the incoming Trump administration as a senior counselor for trade and manufacturing while continuing to appeal his convictions.