The Supreme Court issued an order on April 29 denying former White House adviser Peter Navarro’s request to be released from prison while his appeal makes its way through the D.C. Circuit.
“The application for release pending appeal addressed to Justice [Neil] Gorsuch and referred to the Court is denied,” an order from the court reads.
Mr. Navarro reported to federal prison in Florida on March 19 following his conviction in a Washington court for failing to comply with a congressional subpoena. He had invoked executive privilege but D.C. Judge Amit Mehta, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, said he didn’t show enough evidence of that privilege being asserted by former President Donald Trump….