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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCNN: White House has paperwork ready for Joe Arpaio pardon, along with prepared talking points
An administration official said the White House has also prepared talking points to send to surrogates after he is pardoned.
One of the talking points is that Arpaio served his country for 50 years in the military, the Drug Enforcement Administration and as Arizona's Maricopa County sheriff, and that it is not appropriate to send him to prison for "enforcing the law" and "working to keep people safe."
Arpaio, an early Trump supporter, was found guilty last month of criminal contempt for disregarding a court order in a racial profiling case. He is scheduled to be sentenced on October 5.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/23/politics/joe-arpaio-pardon-white-house-paperwork/index.html
sunonmars
(8,656 posts)Ccarmona
(1,180 posts)Having lived in Maricopa County when he became Sheriff, he was an embarrassment and a disgrace. He should be sent to Florence Prison and be forced to wear nothing but pink jumpers.
I know first-hand that he's a racist asshole.
Initech
(100,104 posts)It would absolutely be another nail in Trump's coffin. Pardoning one of the worst people in America would seem like something he would do just to piss us off.
JenniferJuniper
(4,515 posts)That's all this is.
I don't care what happens to the old fucker at this point. Trump is our problem.
spanone
(135,884 posts)Ligyron
(7,639 posts)State? Something
They should charge him under one of those if possible. It's not right that he should escape justice.
Ms. Toad
(34,099 posts)on immigration. The very reason he is in contempt is the reason that there isn't a state law on which to convict him.
underthematrix
(5,811 posts)which means Twitler can pardon him
dembotoz
(16,844 posts)speech in Phoenix
immigration is a theme that still works for him
push for the wall
visit the wall
event was custom made
joes pardon would have fit right in
Ms. Toad
(34,099 posts)But another display of tone-deaf racism coming right on the heels of Charlottesville would be a bit too much of a "good" thing.
(Where "good" = playing to his racist base)
dembotoz
(16,844 posts)spanone
(135,884 posts)Ms. Toad
(34,099 posts)He's too stupid to realize it. His handlers aren't - so the question is whether he wins or his handlers do.
hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)It'll still be "Joe, what have you done for ME lately?"
The pardon will not come without a cost.
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)That's exactly right. Dump gives NOTHING away without promise of a payback.