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Well, well, well, hold onto your hats folks because it looks like former President Donald Trump’s right-hand man, Peter Navarro, is gonna have to trade in those fancy suits for a prison jumpsuit. That’s right, you heard it here first, the federal appeals court has shut down Navarro’s attempt to delay his four-month prison sentence. Looks like it’s hasta la vista, baby, to his freedom as he heads to the slammer in Miami next week.
Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro ordered to prison while appeal plays out https://t.co/nE96YPHvCp https://t.co/nE96YPHvCp
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) March 15, 2024
The judges didn’t buy Navarro’s legal team’s fancy footwork, saying they failed to prove that his appeal would be the golden ticket to reversing his sentence. And let’s face it, even if Navarro took this gig all the way to the Supreme Court, his chances of getting out of serving time seemed about as likely as finding a unicorn riding a rainbow in your backyard.
This whole drama started when Navarro tried to put the brakes on his sentence and go through the whole appeals rigmarole for his “contempt of Congress” convictions. It seems like this guy just couldn’t take no for an answer. The feds weren’t buying it when they argued that Navarro put politics above country, stonewalled Congress, and chose former President Trump over the rule of law. Talk about being caught with your hand in the cookie jar!
But wait, there’s more! U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, the big cheese overseeing Navarro’s case, made it crystal clear that this guy ain’t no victim of some political witch hunt. Nope, Navarro got his fair shake and then some, according to Mehta. And as if that wasn’t enough of a reality check, Mehta shot down Navarro’s plea to stay out of the clink while he appealed. Looks like the judge was saying, “Tough luck, buddy, you made your bed, now lie in it.”
So, it looks like Peter Navarro’s got a hot date with a federal prison in Miami next week. It’s too bad his buddy Steve Bannon gets to sit this one out, but hey, that’s just the way the cookie crumbles. And with that, folks, let’s see what other shenanigans Trump’s pals are getting up to next! Stay tuned for more conservative hijinks and drama.
