Supreme Court denies Peter Navarro's bid to leave prison during contempt appeal

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected former Trump advisor Peter Navarro's bid to leave prison while he appeals he contempt of Congress conviction.

Navarro was convicted in September of 2023 over his refusal to comply with a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 Committee and received a four-month prison sentence in January. He reported to prison in mid-March after Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts denied his request to stay out of prison while he appealed the sentence.

He subsequently submitted his appeal to Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, who then referred the matter to the whole court, CNN reported. The justices rejected his request on Monday after conferring Friday. They provided no comment.

While Navarro remains incarcerated, another former Trump advisor remains free despite his conviction on the same charges. Steve Bannon was also convicted for ignoring a subpoena from the Jan. 6 panel and received a four-month sentence, though U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols suspended it pending his own appeal.

Before reporting to prison, Navarro suggested his incarceration signaled the vulnerability of average Americans to politicized prosecutions.

"I'm pissed. That's what I'm feeling right now," he said from a parking lot near the prison. "But I'm also afraid of only one thing: I'm afraid for this country because this, what they're doing, should have a chilling effect on every American regardless of their party. They come for me, they can come for you."

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter.