'Prove it': Convicted Trump adviser given 24 hours to show he deserves new trial

Former President Donald Trump's trade adviser Peter Navarro has been given 24 hours to prove to a federal judge that he deserves a new trial over his contempt of Congress conviction, reported Law & Crime on Tuesday.

Navarro has argued that the protesters outside the courthouse during his trial, who were holding signs that said things including, "Bro, Should’ve Pled the 5th" and "Peter for Prison," prejudiced the jury against him. "Now a judge wants him to prove it," according to Law & Crime.

"In a minute order issued by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the Barack Obama-appointee noted that in Navarro’s motion for a new trial filed last week, he made the claims of prejudicial posters and protesters but conceded no clear or 'publicly available' footage of jurors being rigorously subjected to this, existed," reported Brandi Buchman. Additionally, even Navarro's own attorney, Stanley Woodward, acknowledged that the courthouse's closed-circuit cameras didn't give jurors a clear view of these protesters.

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Navarro was one of multiple Trump associates who refused to cooperate with subpoenas from the House January 6 Committee's investigation. He was convicted of contempt of Congress for his stonewalling earlier this year.

Also convicted of the same offense was longtime Trump strategist Steve Bannon, who is currently trying to appeal his verdict.

This comes after the Justice Department surprised many political observers by declining to object to Navarro's request to travel internationally for medical care ahead of his sentencing hearing, which is scheduled to take place in January.