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The White House spent the day trying to manage Trump’s flirtation with a Joe Arpaio pardon, a move that made the president look eager to reward contempt for the courts. Even before any pardon, the political backlash was already building.
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The White House spent the day trying to manage Trump’s flirtation with a Joe Arpaio pardon, a move that made the president look eager to reward contempt for the courts. Even before any pardon, the political backlash was already building.
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