Trump again signals he’ll pardon Joe Arpaio – but not yet
PHOENIX — President Donald Trump on Tuesday again signalled 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 misdemeanour contempt of court conviction for intentionally defying a judge’s order to stop his traffic patrols that targeted immigrants.