Donald Trump's ex-White House aide becomes first to face prison

Former White House adviser Peter Navarro has turned himself in to face a four-month prison sentence after the Supreme Court rejected his plea for reprieve.

The 74-year-old Navarro has become the first ex-White House official jailed for contempt of Congress. His conviction stemmed from his refusal to comply with congressional subpoenas related to the January 6 Capitol attack investigation.

The former White House trade adviser to former President Donald Trump will serve time in a Miami federal Bureau of Prisons satellite camp, where he'll hear lions roar daily from a nearby zoo. He has been assigned to an 80-person dormitory reserved for older inmates in the Miami facility.

Navarro's prison consultant, Sam Mangel told the media, “Not only can you hear the lions … you can hear the lions roar every morning.”

“He’s nervous," he said of Navarro.

Mangel is part of a legal support network who help affluent convicts and their families during their time behind bars.

Navarro's legal team, led by Stanley Brand, plans to appeal the conviction, as he aims for a reduced sentence or a retrial. However, Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar dismissed Navarro's arguments as lacking merit, indicating little likelihood of a successful appeal.

Speaking to the media before his incarceration, he expressed concerns about Donald Trump, claiming that his conviction was a result of the actions of lawmakers, prosecutors and judges who are "Trump-haters."

Standing at a strip mall across the street from the prison before turning himself in, Navarro claimed his case was an example of an "unprecedented assault" on the separation of powers and executive privilege.

"When I walk in that prison today, the justice system such as it is will have done a crippling blow to the constitutional separation of powers and executive privilege," he said.

Navarro said he would appeal his conviction to the Supreme Court. "This is the partisan weaponization of our judicial system," Navarro said.