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Navarro, who served as Trump's trade adviser, is due on March 19
to begin his four-month sentence for defying a subpoena from the
U.S. House of Representatives committee that investigated the
Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, his lawyers revealed in a court
filing late on Sunday.
They are asking a federal appeals court in Washington to pause
the sentence while Navarro appeals his conviction. His defense
team indicated they would ask the U.S. Supreme Court to
intervene if his request is denied.
Navarro, 74, was found guilty of contempt of Congress last
September for refusing to turn over documents or sit for an
interview with the Democratic-led House committee that
investigated the Capitol riot, a failed attempt by Trump
supporters to overturn Trump’s defeat in the 2020 election. He
was sentenced in January.
Navarro, a China hawk who also advised Trump on the response to
the COVID pandemic, has claimed Trump invoked the legal doctrine
of executive privilege, which shields some presidential records
and communications from disclosure.
A federal judge found that Trump had not formerly invoked the
privilege.
Steve Bannon, a onetime top strategist to Trump, was also
sentenced to four months in prison for defying a subpoena from
the Jan. 6 panel, but a judge has allowed him to remain free
while he appeals.
(Reporting by Andrew Goudsward; editing by Scott Malone and Mark
Heinrich)
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