A federal appeals court in Washington, DC, on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro's attempt to overturn his contempt of Congress felony conviction. The decision also leans heavily into Navarro's failures to prove in court that Trump wanted to shield him from congressional testimony. But the DC Circuit panel, comprised of Judges Patricia Millett, Nina Pillard and Michelle Childs, determined this was a fig leaf. "Dr. Navarro first asserted executive privilege unilaterally without consulting with or receiving direction from President Trump," the opinion, authored by Millett, said. Congress held Dr. Navarro in contempt," Millett wrote in the opinion.