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Supreme Court leaves in place ruling requiring former Trump adviser Peter Navarro to turn over presidential email records

The Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from Peter Navarro, a former trade adviser to President Donald Trump, regarding his contempt of Congress conviction. Navarro was convicted for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. His appeal argued that he was protected by executive privilege, a claim that lower courts had previously rejected. The decision by the Supreme Court not to take up the case means Navarro's conviction stands, and he is set to serve a four-month prison sentence. This ruling underscores the judiciary's stance on the limits of executive privilege in the context of congressional investigations.

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