Trump Pardons Racist Sheriff Joe Arpaio
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Donald Trump has pardoned Joe Arpaio, the racist former sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, according to a White House announcement Friday.
Trump had hinted at the pardon during his off the rails rally in Pheonix this week.
Arpaio is being pardoned for criminal contempt charges for disobeying a 2011 court order that ordered him to stop arresting people he thought were undocumented immigrants based on their race.
“Throughout his time as Sheriff, Arpaio continued his life’s work of protecting the public from the scourges of crime and illegal immigration,” the White House said in a statement.
“Sheriff Joe Arpaio is now eighty-five years old, and after more than fifty years of admirable service to our Nation, he is worthy candidate for a Presidential pardon,” the statement added.
