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| Trump pardons ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio | Trump pardons ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio |
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| President Donald Trump has pardoned former Maricopa County, Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was awaiting sentencing after being convicted of contempt for targeting illegal immigrants. | President Donald Trump has pardoned former Maricopa County, Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was awaiting sentencing after being convicted of contempt for targeting illegal immigrants. |
| A Friday evening statement from the White House said, "Today, President Donald J. Trump granted a Presidential pardon to Joe Arpaio, former Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona." | A Friday evening statement from the White House said, "Today, President Donald J. Trump granted a Presidential pardon to Joe Arpaio, former Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona." |
| The statement lauded Arpaio's public service, including his military enlistment after the outbreak of the Korean War, and concluded: "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 lauded Arpaio's public service, including his military enlistment after the outbreak of the Korean War, and concluded: "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." |
| Arpaio was convicted of misdemeanor criminal contempt, which carries a maximum six-month prison sentence. He was due to be sentenced in October. | Arpaio was convicted of misdemeanor criminal contempt, which carries a maximum six-month prison sentence. He was due to be sentenced in October. |
| Arpaio acknowledged disobeying US District Judge Murray Snow's order to stop targeting immigrants, but Arpaio said it was not his intention to violate the judge's order. | Arpaio acknowledged disobeying US District Judge Murray Snow's order to stop targeting immigrants, but Arpaio said it was not his intention to violate the judge's order. |
| "I'm very appreciative of what the president has done," Arpaio told NBC News. "Right now, I have to thank the president for standing by me and standing by law enforcement. And I'm very humbled." | |
| The pardon was condemned by the American Civil Liberties Union, which tweeted: "President Trump has chosen lawlessness over justice, division over unity, hurt over healing." | |
| READ MORE: Embattled ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio may be saved by a Trump pardon | READ MORE: Embattled ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio may be saved by a Trump pardon |