Trump’s Arpaio pardon turns into a self-own about race, law, and timing
The White House’s pardon of Joe Arpaio dominated the day’s Trump-world coverage, and not in a flattering way. Critics said Trump was rewarding a sheriff punished for defying a court order tied to racial profiling, then doing it while Texas was still drowning in Hurricane Harvey response. The move handed opponents a clean line of attack: law-and-order rhetoric for allies, mercy for contempt of court.
The White House’s pardon of Joe Arpaio dominated the day’s Trump-world coverage, and not in a flattering way. Critics said Trump was rewarding a sheriff punished for defying a court order tied to racial profiling, then doing it while Texas was still drowning in Hurricane Harvey response. The move handed opponents a clean line of attack: law-and-order rhetoric for allies, mercy for contempt of court.
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