Mar 11, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Peter Navarro ordered to prison on March 19 for four-month sentence

April Rubin

Peter Navarro on the right of the image looking off camera with his hand to his chin. He is wearing a blue suit, white shirt, red tie with an American flag pin. In the foreground, another person's chest is seen in a jacket. — Peter Navarro, a former advisor to former President Trump, speaks to reporters as he departs the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse on Jan. 25 in Washington, D.C. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Former President Trump adviser Peter Navarro has been ordered to a Miami prison on March 19 to begin serving his four-month sentence.

Why it matters: He could become the first high-ranking Trump official to serve prison time over actions related to Jan. 6, as the GOP presidential frontrunner historically navigates his own court cases during the election.

Navarro is attempting to appeal his conviction for contempt of Congress, according to court documents his legal team filed on Sunday.

Catch up quick: The House Jan. 6 committee accused Navarro of working to develop a plan to delay Congress' certification of the 2020 election.

He was sentenced in January for defying a 2022 congressional subpoena and ordered to pay a $9,500 fine.

Between the lines: Navarro's attorney said he had taken responsibility for his crime and should receive no jail time, though U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta challenged that claim.

Fellow ex-Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon's four-month prison sentence has been suspended for over a year pending an appeal.

What's next: Navarro's legal team said it would appeal the decision to the Supreme Court if his motion to appeal is denied, per court documents.

Go deeper: Charted: Trump world allies sentenced to prison

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