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Trump again signals he’ll pardon Joe Arpaio _ but not yet

PHOENIX (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday again signaled his willingness to pardon former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s conviction for intentionally disobeying a judge’s order in an immigration case. But he told a downtown rally of supporters that he wouldn’t do it quite yet.
“So was Sheriff Joe was convicted for doing his job?” Trump asked. “I’ll make a prediction. I think he’s going to be just fine, OK”
The president said he “won’t do it tonight” because he doesn’t want to cause controversy.
Trump had said eight days ago that he was considering a pardon of Arpaio’s misdemeanor contempt of court conviction for intentionally defying a judge’s order to stop his traffic patrols that targeted immigrants.
Longtime critics of the retired sheriff say a pardon would remove the last chance at holding Arpaio legally accountable for a long history of misconduct during his 24 years as metro Phoenix’s top law enforcer. They cited a racial profiling verdict against the sheriff’s office, allegations that Arpaio retaliated against his political foes and other alleged misconduct.
Before the rally, a White House spokeswoman said a pardon wouldn’t be issued Tuesday.
Arpaio said he wasn’t disappointed.
President Donald Trump signaled rally goers in Phoenix that he wants to grant a pardon to former Sheriff Joe Arpaio over his recent conviction in federal court. (Aug. 22)
“No, no,” Arpaio said earlier in the day. “They just decided not to do it tonight. We’ll have to see if and when it occurs in the future.”
Arpaio said he wasn’t expecting a pardon so soon. “I believe his comments, made a little over a week ago, didn’t have any bearing about this rally tonight,” Arpaio said.
Trump and Arpaio became linked during the 2016 campaign for their like-minded views on immigration. Both politicians also have questioned the authenticity of then-President Barack Obama’s birth certificate and have a similar history in sparring with judges.
Arpaio’s violation of the 2011 court order is believed to have contributed to his 2016 loss to little-known retired Phoenix police Sgt. Paul Penzone.
As it now stands, Arpaio is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 5. The 85-year-old faces up to six months in jail, though attorneys who have followed the case doubt someone his age would be incarcerated.
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Source: www.apnews.com 

By JACQUES BILLEAUD

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