Peter Navarro's Prison Sentence for Contempt of Congress

SOURCE www.cnn.com
Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro is set to report to prison for four months for contempt of Congress. He will be housed in a minimum-security federal prison camp in Miami next to a zoo. Navarro's legal team attempted to delay his prison term, but the Supreme Court rejected the request. Navarro, 74, will have to adjust to life behind bars, take classes, and potentially work as a law library clerk or orderly.

Key Points

  • Navarro sentenced to four months in prison for contempt of Congress related to the January 6, 2021 US Capitol attack.
  • He is set to become the first former White House official jailed for contempt of Congress.
  • Navarro's legal team attempted to delay his prison term, but the Supreme Court rejected the request.
  • Navarro will have to take classes and potentially work as a law library clerk or orderly in the prison camp.

Pros

  • Navarro will have access to classes and job opportunities in the prison camp.
  • He is likely to be released early due to federal inmate release laws.

Cons

  • Navarro will have to spend four months in prison for failing to respond to congressional subpoenas.
  • He will have to adjust to living in a dormitory for elderly inmates with little privacy.