Pence in Arizona hails Arpaio as 'champion' of 'rule of law'

[babylonsister]

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/385776-pence-hails-arpaio-in-arizona-as-champion-of-rule-of-law

Pence in Arizona hails Arpaio as ‘champion’ of ‘rule of law’
By Jacqueline Thomsen - 05/01/18 09:28 PM EDT


Vice President Pence praised former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was convicted of contempt of court, as a “tireless champion of … the rule of law” during an event in Arizona on Tuesday.

Pence said at the tax event that he was “honored” by the former sheriff’s attendance, and called Arpaio a “great friend of this president and tireless champion of strong borders and the rule of law,” to cheers from the crowd.

President Trump last year pardoned Arpaio, a vocal supporter of his on the campaign trail, after he was convicted of contempt of court for refusing to stop racially profiling Hispanic people at traffic stops for immigration checks.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/385776-pence-hails-arpaio-in-arizona-as-champion-of-rule-of-law

[Va Lefty]

1. No shame

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[DetlefK]

2. Yeah, except he was found guilty and sentenced for violating the rule of law.

And accepting a presidential pardon legally counts as an admission of guilt.

And Arpaioa tried to have it reversed that he was found guilty, while the presidential pardon only covered that he wouldn't be sentenced to a punishment.

[IluvPitties]

3. Bigots getting along.

[Corgigal]

4. Have we decided if a Vice President can be indicted?

Manafort pick.

[spanone]

5. sickest fucking administration ever.....EVER.

[marble falls]

6. Seriously: Pence is worse than cheetolini. They both need to leave on the same bus.

[oasis]

7. Sickening but not surprising.

[Takket]

8. See if the media was honest...

“Pence claims known criminal is champion of the rule of law”. Would be the headline.

There is nothing editorial or speculative about that sentence. It is just a basic fact. But the media won’t say that lest they dare come off as “biased”.

[dalton99a]

9. +1

[emulatorloo]

10. Was he drunk? n/t

[Wounded Bear]

11. Actually, he supports the "law of ruling"...

[kairos12]

12. I know when Pence or Drumpt are in my state because I have spontaneous feelings

to hurl.

[workinclasszero]

13. News flash:

Irony just died in Arizona, murdered by the Vice President!

[StevieM]

14. This is so evil. We are in a tragic time in American history. (eom)

[dawg]

15. Let's stop pretending that 35% of the country doesn't agree with this sort of thing.

And let's stop worrying about their "economic anxiety" and their precious fee-fees.