Peter Navarro, Former White House Trade Adviser, Released After Serving Sentence for Contempt of Congress
Peter Navarro, former senior economic adviser to Donald Trump, was released from a Florida federal prison on July 17, 2024, after serving a four-month sentence for contempt of Congress. Navarro, aged 75, was convicted in September for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
Navarro had been found guilty of two counts of contempt for declining to testify and provide documents related to the investigation. He had claimed that the actions against him were politically motivated, accusing the justice system of partisan weaponization. Navarro had been the architect of the “Green Bay Sweep,” a plan aimed at blocking Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election.
Following his release, Navarro is expected to travel to Milwaukee to speak at the Republican National Convention. He is the highest-ranking former Trump administration official to serve time in connection with efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
Navarro joins Steve Bannon, another close Trump ally, who was convicted of contempt for defying subpoenas from the same committee. Bannon began his four-month sentence in early July.
As for Trump, his trial over charges related to election interference has been delayed pending a Supreme Court decision on whether he has immunity from criminal prosecution as a former president.
