Supreme Court Rejects Peter Navarro’s Last-Ditch Request to Avoid Prison

Peter Navarro saw his last-ditch plea to stave off prison denied by the Supreme Court on Monday, meaning the former aide for Donald Trump must surrender to a federal prison in Miami on Tuesday afternoon to serve a four-month sentence for ignoring a subpoena from Congress.

Navarro filed an emergency stay appeal on Friday, asking the high court to allow him to remain out of jail as he attempts to have his contempt of Congress conviction reversed on appeal.

That motion was denied on Monday afternoon, less than 24 hours before the 2 p.m. deadline he was issued. If Navarro serves his full four-month sentence as expected, he’ll turn 75 the same week he’s set to be released.

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