Arya News - The Supreme Court turned back an appeal Monday from Peter Navarro, the former White House official who is set to return in Donald Trump`s second term after serving prison time on contempt of Congress charges. It comes after the Justice Department sued Navarro, saying he had retained presidential records on an unofficial email account he used during his previous White House tenure under Trump. The government says the records must be turned over to the National Archives.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court turned back an appeal Monday from Peter Navarro , the former White House official who is set to return in Donald Trump"s second term after serving prison time on contempt of Congress charges.
The court declined to hear the appeal in a brief order without explanation, as is typical. It comes after the Justice Department sued Navarro , saying he had retained presidential records on an unofficial email account he used during his previous White House tenure under Trump.
The government says the records must be turned over to the National Archives. Lower courts have agreed, but Navarro argues that the Presidential Records Act doesn’t allow the federal government to search email accounts and retrieve records. He indicated in court documents that he expects to file additional appeals in the case.