Former senior Trump aide, Peter Navarro, surrendered himself to a Miami jail after the Supreme Court rejected his appeal to delay prison time for refusing to testify before Congress about efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Navarro, an economist, argued that his incarceration violated executive privilege and the separation of powers. He claimed his refusal to testify was protected by executive privilege and that others in the Trump administration had evaded prosecution for similar actions.
Despite lacking documentation to prove Trump’s intent to invoke executive privilege, Navarro remained adamant about his stance. He published a book detailing plans to secure the election for Trump and ignored subpoenas from the House committee investigating the Capitol attack. Navarro’s conviction for contempt of Congress led to a four-month prison sentence, with appeals being denied, prompting his surrender to jail. Navarro vowed to continue fighting his case and criticized the Justice Department for targeting him and Trump with alleged politically motivated tactics.
