Chief Justice John Roberts rejected former Trump adviser Peter Navarro's bid to delay serving a four-month prison sentence for contempt of Congress. Navarro was convicted for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee investigating the Capitol attack. Navarro argued he was protected by executive privilege but the judge ruled privilege was never formally invoked. His appeal argued his prosecution violated separation of powers but courts said arguments were forfeited. Records sought were often personal and couldn't implicate privilege, according to the Biden administration.
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00:02 Chief Justice John Roberts rejected former Trump advisor Peter Navarro's bid to delay
00:06 serving a four-month prison sentence for contempt of Congress. Navarro was convicted for refusing
00:11 to comply with the subpoena from the January 6th committee investigating the Capitol attack.
00:15 Navarro argued he was protected by executive privilege, but the judge ruled privilege was
00:18 never formally invoked. His appeal argued his prosecution violated separation of powers,
00:23 but court said arguments were forfeited. Records sought were often personal and couldn't implicate
00:27 privilege according to the Biden administration. Navarro must report to federal prison in Miami
00:31 by March 21st to begin his sentence. He will be the first Trump official sentenced to prison
00:35 for defying the January 6th committee. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.