Navarro was convicted of two counts of contempt of Congress for refusing to provide testimony and documents to the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack.
Laura Romero, Mara C. Robles and Patricio ChileFormer Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro reported to prison on Tuesday, one day after theHe was convicted in September of two counts of contempt of Congress for refusing to provide testimony and documents to the House Select Committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
"I will walk proudly in there to do my time," Navarro said. "I will gather strength from this: Donald John Trump is the nominee." He went on to mention former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress case and how Bannon was allowed to remain free from prison while he appeals his case.
Navarro's appeal on the merits remains pending, but he will have to begin serving his sentence in the meantime.He filed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court last week in an attempt to remain out of prison as he works to overturn his conviction.
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