Peter Navarro Speaks At The RNC Hours After His Release From Prison

Former White House adviser Peter Navarro was released from a Miami federal prison this morning after he completed his four-month sentence for defying a subpoena from the January 6 congressional committee. 

Navarro’s release marks the conclusion of a highly controversial legal battle that stemmed from his refusal to cooperate with the now-defunct House Select Committee’s investigation into the events surrounding the January 6, 2021, insurrection.

Navarro, who is in his 70s, swiftly traveled to Milwaukee to participate in the Republican National Convention, where his former boss has been formally nominated as the GOP’s 2024 presidential candidate. Navarro’s release comes just weeks after former White House adviser Steve Bannon began to serve his four-month sentence at a federal prison in Connecticut for a similar conviction.

While in the federal correctional facility, Navarro worked as a law library clerk, a common assignment for inmates. He was reportedly well-liked and respected by his fellow inmates. 

Navarro’s refusal to comply with the congressional subpoena was rooted in his belief that he was acting at the direction of the former president, who he claimed had invoked executive privilege. However, the judge who presided over his trial ultimately barred Navarro from this defense and ruled that the former White House aide had not presented sufficient evidence that the former president had formally asserted the privilege.

Despite his unsuccessful bid to delay his prison sentence through an emergency appeal, Navarro has appealed his conviction on the merits. This legal strategy could potentially overturn the guilty verdict he received last summer after a federal jury deliberated for just a few hours.

Navarro declared in a post to X this morning, “The best is yet to come!”