Navarro Petitions SCOTUS To Keep Him Out Of Prison

The Washington Post reports:

A senior aide to former president Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to keep him out of prison while he appeals his conviction for refusing to testify before Congress about his involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Peter Navarro, a 74-year-old economist, is required to report to a prison in Miami by Tuesday, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit said this week that he “has not shown that his appeal presents substantial questions of law or fact likely” to undo his conviction or four-month sentence.

The Supreme Court gave the Justice Department until 2 p.m. on Monday to respond to Navarro’s request to remain out of prison while his appeal is underway.

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Peter Navarro, an economist and senior aide to Donald Trump, asked the Supreme Court to keep him out of prison while he appeals his conviction for refusing to testify before Congress about his involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 election. https://t.co/7XhB3HcwUS

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