Trump ally Peter Navarro begins prison term after contempt conviction

Navarro, convicted for refusing to cooperate with House January 6 committee, reports to Miami facility with zoo next door

Peter Navarro, a former trade adviser to Donald Trump, on Tuesday became the first former White House official ever jailed for contempt of Congress.

Sentenced to four months in prison for refusing to cooperate with the House January 6 committee, the 74-year-old economist appealed all the way to the US supreme court, claiming he could not testify as his work with Trump on attempts to overturn the 2020 election was covered by executive privilege.