Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro talks to the media as he arrives at U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to halt his prison term. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Navarro, who served as former President Trump's trade adviser, was the second Trump aide convicted of misdemeanor contempt of Congress charges. Former White House adviser Steve Bannon previously received a four-month sentence but was allowed to stay free pending appeal by U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, who was appointed by Trump.
Navarro said he couldn't cooperate with the committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack because Trump had invoked executive privilege, an argument which lower courts have rejected.
FORMER TRUMP ADVISER NAVARRO CONVICTED OF CONTEMPT AFTER DEFYING JAN. 6 SUBPOENA
Images and videos are seen on a screen as the House Selects committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol meets to vote on contempt charges against former President Donald Trump's advisers Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino on Capitol Hill on Monday, March 28, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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The lower courts found that Navarro couldn't actually prove Trump had invoked executive privilege.
The high court is also preparing to hear arguments on whether Trump himself has presidential immunity from charges alleging he interfered in the 2020 election.
Fox News Digital's Danielle Wallace and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
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