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Controversial former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio pardoned by President Trump - ABC News

posted onAugust 27, 2017
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Article snippet: Controversial former Arizona Sheriff Donald Trump on Friday after being found guilty in July on criminal contempt charges stemming from his refusal to stop imprisoning suspected illegal immigrants. "Sheriff Joe Arpaio is now eighty-five years old, and after more than fifty years of admirable service to our Nation, he is [a] worthy candidate for a Presidential pardon," the White House said in part in a press release. Arpaio quickly took to Twitter to express his approval of the pardon. "Thank you @realdonaldtrump for seeing my conviction for what it is: a political witch hunt by holdovers in the Obama justice department!" he wrote. "I am humbled and incredibly grateful to President Trump. I look fwd to putting this chapter behind me and helping to #MAGA." Arpaio also provided a link to donate to a legal fund to pay of his legal fees. In an interview with ABC Radio's Jeff Scott, Arpaio echoed the above sentiments, saying, "I appreciate the president's pardon. I'm very humbled that he did that. He loves law enforcement. I was with him from day one two years ago in Phoenix at the first rally. I've always said, pardon or no pardon, I will stick with him as long as he's the president." He continued, "Am I surprised? I don't know if I'm surprised. When he mentioned it at the rally, I know it came from his heart. He probably surprised everybody except me. I knew. I just had a gut feeling he would do something like that. So think he sent a little m... Link to the full article to read more

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