Trump asked Sessions about closing case against Arpaio, an ally since birtherism

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As Joseph Arpaio’s federal case headed toward trial this past spring, President Trump wanted to act to help the former Arizona county sheriff who had become a campaign-trail companion and a partner in their crusade against illegal immigration.

The president asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions whether it would be possible for the government to drop the criminal case against Arpaio, but was advised that would be inappropriate, according to three people with knowledge of the conversation.

After talking with Sessions, Trump decided to let the case go to trial, and if Arpaio was convicted, he could grant clemency.

So the president waited, all the while planning to issue a pardon if Arpaio was found in contempt of court for defying a federal judge’s order to stop detaining people merely because he suspected them of being undocumented immigrants. Trump was, in the words of one associate, “gung-ho about it.”

“We knew the president wanted to do this for some time now and had worked to prepare for whenever the moment may come,” said one White House official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the action.

 

Responding to questions about Trump’s conversation with Sessions, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said, “It’s only natural the president would have a discussion with administration lawyers about legal matters. This case would be no different.”

The Justice Department declined to comment.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-asked-sessions-about-closing-case-against-arpaio-an-ally-since-birtherism/2017/08/26/15e5d7b2-8a7f-11e7-a94f-3139abce39f5_story.html

 

so Donnie decided to pardon b4 the case even went to trail. Interesting. Also a dumb move.

 

no doubt he'll try and do the same for Flynn.

 

a fish rots from the head down.

[Jacque67 7,328]

Was Sanders, press sec, lying when said no plans for pardon or is she ignored and unreliable? Take your pick.

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24 minutes ago, Jacque67 said:

Was Sanders, press sec, lying when said no plans for pardon or is she ignored and unreliable? Take your pick.

i choose option two.

[Jacque67 7,328]

1 minute ago, smilesammich said:

i choose option two.

I think you win.

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3 minutes ago, Jacque67 said:

I think you win.

not the right equipment to be of any major consequence, pretty face.

[Jacque67 7,328]

Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio appeared on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ show to thank Jones, his staff, and Roger Stone for influencing President Donald Trump into potentially issuing Arpaio a pardon following his recent criminal conviction.

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http://www.nationalmemo.com/arpaio-alex-jones-trump/

 

hahaha. 

Trump bypasses the justice department and takes direction from Alex Jones ( nut job who thinks sandy hook was a hoax) and even crazier Roger Stone.

 

only. the. best.

[jg121783 3,921]

Whether you like Arpaio or not (I have issues with him too) you have to admit he wasn't given a fair trial and that alone warrants a pardon. Better than the drug dealers and other scum bags Obama and Clinton pardoned.

[Jacque67 7,328]

A Phoenix weekly is taking the opportunity to remind people exactly who President Donald Trump just pardoned.

Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who called himself “America’s toughest sheriff,” was convicted of criminal contempt in July after violating a 2011 court order in a racial profiling case. Arpaio and his office had been ordered not to detain people solely because they thought they might be in the country illegally. Trump pardoned Arpaio, 85, for the contempt charge on Friday. 

Arpaio’s tenure as sheriff from 1993 through 2016 has received strong criticism from civil rights advocates, largely stemming from his extreme stance on immigration and for overseeing what they say was cruel treatment of inmates.

And few know those controversies better than the Phoenix New Times, an alternative weekly that’s doggedly covered Arpaio for two decades.

The night that Trump pardoned him, the Phoenix New Times unleashed an eye-opening Twitter thread reminding readers of some of the grimmest stories of Arpaio and his office.

The numerous tweets — which all link to previous Phoenix New Times stories — describe instances like Arpaio calling his state’s own jail a “concentration camp,” jailers breaking the neck of a paraplegic man, the failure of the sheriff’s office to investigate hundreds of sex abuse cases and a botched SWAT raid in which deputies allegedly laughed as a puppy burned to death.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/phoenix-new-times-sheriff-joe-arpaio_us_59a1787de4b06d67e337ea8a

 

a real peach. No wonder sessions didn't want to touch this and the turtle's office refused to comment.

a wilful defiance of a fed judge's lawful order to enforce the constitution.

a signal to Flynn, Jr. and co.

bad move Donnie.

[jg121783 3,921]

If he would have been given a fair trial I could see your viewpoint but he wasn't so the pardon was justified.

[Jacque67 7,328]

Accepting pardon, proof of guilt.

 

a schmittian president.

 

bad move.