It has been communicated that President Donald Trump is “seriously considering” pardoning former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Arpaio was recently found guilty because he refused to follow a judge’s orders to stop profiling suspected illegal immigrant drivers.
Trump went as far as telling Greg Jarrett from Fox News that the pardon could take place in a matter of days:
Fox News has reported more details on the charges:
Both men initially aligned on the issue of illegal immigration, but commentators claimed that the report provedTrump sides with “racists”:
This would be Trump’s first presidential pardon if he chooses to follow through with it, could you imagine?