Pardon Fails 'Law and Order' Test

[struggle4progress]

by CHUCK TODD, MARK MURRAY and CARRIE DANN

... accepting the .. presidential nomination .. Trump vowed ... "We will be a county of generosity and warmth. But we will also be a country of law and order" ...

... But how can you support the rule of law for one thing (deporting undocumented immigrants, including those who were brought to the US by their parents), but not support the rule of law for another (a sheriff violating someone's constitutional rights)?

Former .. Bush speechwriter .. Gerson made a smart point .. on "Meet the Press" ... "In a .. way .. Trump is pardoning his own approach to politics. He's pardoning himself by pardoning Arpaio because this is a politics based on dehumanization" ...

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/arpaio-pardon-fails-trump-s-law-order-test-n796571

[Javaman]

1. I read here on DU that arpaio isn't actually pardoned...

here's the link...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=9517033

can someone way in on this, and clear it up?

[PoliticAverse]

2. That OP is flawed, the DOJ "rules" are only guidelines, Trump's pardon authority comes from....

the Constitution. Arpaio apparently has been pardoned, although I haven't seen the actual pardon order signed by Trump.

[Javaman]

3. thanks for the clarification..

yeah, an actual pardon order, if one actually exists, would be nice to see.

but tRump has stated things in the past about "helping people" but then forgets, backtracks or claims he never said it.

I wonder if he's going to let joe twist on the hook.