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[skullmuffins]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...onsidering-pardon-for-sheriff-joe-arpaio.html

EXCLUSIVE: President Trump may soon issue a pardon for Joe Arpaio, the colorful former Arizona sheriff who was found guilty two weeks ago of criminal contempt for defying a state judge's order to stop traffic patrols targeting suspected undocumented immigrants. In his final years as Maricopa County sheriff, Arpaio had emerged as a leading opponent of illegal immigration.

”I am seriously considering a pardon for Sheriff Arpaio," the president said Sunday, during a conversation with Fox News at his club in Bedminster, N.J. ”He has done a lot in the fight against illegal immigration. He's a great American patriot and I hate to see what has happened to him."

Trump said the pardon could happen in the next few days, should he decide to do so.

Arpaio, 85, was convicted by U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton of misdemeanor contempt of court for willfully disregarding an Arizona judge's order in 2011 to stop the anti-immigrant traffic patrols. Arpaio had maintained the law enforcement patrols for 17 months thereafter.

Donald Trump is a racist.

 

[hughesta]

Fuck Trump and fuck Arpaio. I wish they could both rot in prison.

 

[Oersted]

Note to myself: No threads on breaking news today.

On topic, I find the timing interesting. It directly torpodoes his non-believable prompter reading.

 

[Blackpuppy]

This seems like a state issue... maybe a state judge could be like, 'ah, I got this, hold my beer'

 

[skullmuffins]

This seems like a state issue... maybe a state judge could be like, 'ah, I got this, hold my beer'

unfortunately he was convicted on federal contempt of court charges so Trump could totally do this.

 

[Slayven]

The fuckery never ends.

Daily reminder that America is racist as fuck

 

[VendettaRed07]

This is the sort of thing you'd normally wait till the final day of your presidency to do

 

[Nabs]

Fuck both of them.

 

[Protein]

This guy terrorized both legal and undocumented immigrants. He's basically a corrupt sheriff from a Quentin Tarantino movie.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Gotta make the base feel better after having to read today's statement through clinched teeth.

 

[Oersted]

Gotta make the base feel better after having to read today's statement through clinched teeth.

He said that on sunday.

Yes, on sunday he showed more passion and empathy towards Joe Arpaio than to Heather Heyer.

 

[Regulus Tera]

He said that on sunday.

Yes, on sunday he showed more passion and empathy towards Joe Arpaio than to Heather Heyer.

curious that Fox News of all places would release this today

 

[JustenP88]

Go ahead and pardon the Charlottesville terrorist while you're at it, you racist piece of shit.

 

[kmax]

"Sorry fellas, I had too, but they can't stop me from doing this instead"

Fuck off, Donald.

 

[Username1198]

This isn't fair. No Justice at all if he's let out.

 

[Strike]

Of course he would. I really hope he ends up going down and taking a bunch of his cronies and the GOP with him.

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

This guy is the master of timing 😬

 

[Deuce Deuce]

He needs to throw some meat to his base after (the delayed) calling them out over the racist Charlottesville violence.

 

[Wallach]

orange is definitely not the new black

we need to repeal and replace this fuckboy

 

[IronRinn]

Edit: Credit where credit is due:

The creator of that image, Mike Mitchell, has stickers for sale.

 

[Psychoward]

Oof that's good

 

[WhiteRabbitEXE]

I've been saying Fuck Trump a lot lately

But as an Arizonan

Fuck you extra hard you worthless piece of shit.

 

[Username1198]

Huh. 11/10

 

[Crimson-Death]

Of course he would consider it, he is a racist piece of shit, like Arpaio.

 

[WhiteRabbitEXE]

This guy terrorized both legal and undocumented immigrants. He's basically a corrupt sheriff from a Quentin Tarantino movie.

And to make time for his fuck awful racist shittiness, he ignored hundreds of rape cases.

 

[IronRinn]

Credit where credit is due:

The creator of that image, Mike Mitchell, has stickers for sale.

 

[TheOMan]

Amazing.

 

[GK86]

He has to practice and learn about pardons so he will be ready when he has to pardon himself.

 

[BitStyle]

That's damn good

 

[Horns]

And if he does it's just another sign that he's a terrible human being.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Stealing it. So good!

 

[AmayaPapaya]

Well he just denounced his base, he's gotta bring them back somehow.

 

[kmax]

Incredible

 

[UberTag]

This is the sort of thing you'd normally wait till the final day of your presidency to do

Perhaps that's today. Maybe we'll get lucky.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Edit: Credit where credit is due:

The creator of that image, Mike Mitchell, has stickers for sale.

Damn that's fucking good. Spread this one.

 

[Lasthope106]

He isn't even trying to be subtle about how big of a piece of shit he is. I honestly don't think I'm gonna make it through 4 years of this bullshit, and what his position leads crazy people to do.

 

[WordAssassin]

Edit: Credit where credit is due:

The creator of that image, Mike Mitchell, has stickers for sale.

Holy shit my jaw dropped

 

[LinkSlayer64]

Meanwhile one of my coworkers keeps complaining the media is blaming Trump for everything.
NEWFLASH, HE DOES TERRIBLE THINGS LIKE THIS.

 

[jelly]

Interesting timing. Wink wink, on your side Alt Right and through Fox News no less.

 

[Lightning_Roller]

The fuckery never ends.

Daily reminder that America is racist as fuck

Shame most folks will ignore it because they don't want their little fantasy lives interrupted by cruel reality.

 

[Hello? This is Hailun!]

I thought pardons were only for federal crimes?

 

[MagnaderAlpha]

It almost seems like the second Trump wakes up each morning, he skims through the book of "The Most Vile Bullshit People Could Do" and mutters to himself, "Well, I haven't done THIS one yet!"

 

[mreddie]

Joe said last week he wasn't expecting one...so either this was the plan or some reverse psychology.


Oh right, Dump.

 

[WhiteRabbitEXE]

I thought pardons were only for federal crimes?

He was charged with contempt of federal court.

 

[Megalosaro]

My coworker, who is from Arizona, swears this guy is a fucking hero.

He's a piece of shit

 

[Jakoo]

"The Law and Order" candidate delivers by pardoning via royal decree. Perfect.

 

[Akuun]

This is the sort of thing you'd normally wait till the final day of your presidency to do

I'm not sure what political capital even is anymore. People constantly say that everything Trump does costs him a lot in political capital, but he just keeps on doing it and it keeps costing him in political capital.

He should be so far into the negatives in political capital that he should have been thrown out the window or locked up months ago. It's amazing that he's still allowed to keep his job.

 

[WhiteRabbitEXE]

My coworker, who is from Arizona, swears this guy is a fucking hero.

He's a piece of shit

Let's see if your co-worker can go lower:

What do they think about the fact that as part of his "heroic" (fucking gag) escapades, he deliberately ignored hundreds of rape cases, including those of children?

 

[Cat Party]

Has a president ever pardoned someone right after a conviction?

 

[JumpJeff84]

Edit: Credit where credit is due:

The creator of that image, Mike Mitchell, has stickers for sale.

I'll admit it, I don't get it...