The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected former White House economic adviser Peter Navarro’s latest attempt to stay out of prison.
The Supreme Court’s denial of Navarro’s request follows his second ask to set him free while he challenges his conviction.
The Hill reports:
By default, Navarro’s first emergency request to stay out of prison while appealing the conviction went to Chief Justice John Roberts.
Roberts, who acted on the request alone, said in March that he would not pause Navarro’s four-month prison sentence as his appeal moves forward, forcing the onetime Trump adviser to report to a federal prison in Miami on March 19.
Navarro then renewed his motion to Justice Neil Gorsuch. As the court typically does to avoid repeated efforts, Gorsuch referred the matter to the full court for a vote. Navarro’s request was again denied.
Navarro was found guilty last year of two counts of contempt of Congress one for failing to produce documents related to the probe, and another for skipping his deposition before the Jan. 6 Select Panel.
Navarro will likely serve his four-month prison term before arguing the appeal of his conviction before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
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