Published on March 20, 2024, 12:42 am

Former President Donald Trump has criticized the Supreme Court’s decision to deny the appeal of Peter Navarro, who was sentenced to imprisonment following his conviction on two counts of Congressional contempt. This occurred as Trump took part in Florida’s primary election at a local Palm Beach precinct.

Peter Navarro, who served as an advisor during Trump’s presidency, was accused of collaboration with another ex-Trump advisor, Steve Bannon. Their alleged aim was to prevent Congress from ratifying the 2020 Election results. The unsubtle January 6 Committee accused and then subpoenaed Navarro, but he did not attend and was consequently found guilty in 2023 for contempt of Congress due to non-compliance in submitting required documents and evading his deposition.

Navarro received a four-month prison sentence for these misdemeanor convictions on March 11 and requested a deferral of the sentence pending an appeal against the conviction. His request for delay was refused by U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta. Subsequently, Chief Justice John Roberts of the Supreme Court also declined Navarro’s request for respite on Monday.

The verdict came under Roberts’ authority since he handles emergency matters that arise from the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals. In his judgment, Justice Roberts pointed out that this application solely questioned whether Navarro fulfilled his duty to affirm his right to relief as per the Bail Reform Act.

Justice Roberts dismissed arguments challenging the district court’s decision which suggested that Trump hadn’t invoked executive privilege. He mentioned seeing no grounds to contest this determination in light of its isolation from Navarro’s ongoing appeal on merits.

Addressing this issue in a statement regarding Justice Robert’s decision stated separately from his “pending appeal on merits”, Navarro shared his concerns about substantial aspects at risk here which elevated him take up this fight with courage. He went on to suggest that if he completes his prison term ahead of any unsuccessful appeal it would reduce justice system into a farce.

Navarro further affirmed that the success of his appeal could have immense consequences relating to important safeguards for presidential decision-making, mentioning potential critical damages to the constitutional separation of powers and significantly impacting the principles of executive privilege, tracing it back till George Washington era.

Expressing concern with the political undertones associated with this conviction of a high-ranking White House aide, Navarro voiced his anxieties concerning every American’s future. Conveying his perspective on what he termed as Democrat-dominated Congress and Justice Department alongside Obama-nominated District Judge and three Appeals Court judges appearing partisan in nature subjecting him to imprisonment. He concluded implying if Donald Trump was their ultimate target then considering this action against him makes it inevitable.

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