Former Trump advisor Peter Navarro reported for prison at a minimum-security federal satellite camp in Miami. Here’s what he can expect from his stay.
The next few months for Peter Navarro will look very different than the life he’s used to.
The former Trump advisor is going from traversing the halls of the White House to a minimum-security federal Bureau of Prisons satellite camp in Miami.
Navarro, who was sentenced to four months after being found guilty of ignoring congressional subpoenas during its January 6 Capitol riot investigation, reported to the prison on Tuesday. Navarro’s team tried to keep him out of prison while he appealed the guilty verdict, but Chief Justice John Roberts denied the request.
„I am pissed — that’s what I am feeling right now,“ Navarro said at a gas station press conference before leaving for prison, CNN reported.
Stanley Bland, an attorney for Navarro, told Business Insider that in his appeal, Navarro will argue that prosecutors were „violating the constitutional separation of powers in the application of a congressional contempt statute.“
Sam Mangel, who CNN reported is working with Navarro as his prison consultant, helping to navigate the pre-and post-incarceration legal systems, told BI that Navarro is „settled in“ to his camp and has „handled it great.“
Mangel runs a consultancy business offering advice to people convicted of white-collar crimes based on his experience in prison for his role in an insurance fraud scheme. He told BI he charges between $5,000 and $50,000 for his services, depending on his client’s needs.
Navarro’s attorney, Bland, did not confirm Mangel’s connection to Navarro. When asked by BI if his client had retained prison consulting services, he said, „That’s outside my legal role.“
The Federal Correctional Institution, Miami, is nearly half a century old.
