CNN: White House has paperwork ready for Joe Arpaio pardon, along with prepared talking points

[spanone]

Washington (CNN)The White House has prepared the paperwork for President Trump to pardon former sheriff Joe Arpaio when he makes the final decision to do so, CNN has learned.

An administration official said the White House has also prepared talking points to send to surrogates after he is pardoned.

One of the talking points is that Arpaio served his country for 50 years in the military, the Drug Enforcement Administration and as Arizona's Maricopa County sheriff, and that it is not appropriate to send him to prison for "enforcing the law" and "working to keep people safe."

Arpaio, an early Trump supporter, was found guilty last month of criminal contempt for disregarding a court order in a racial profiling case. He is scheduled to be sentenced on October 5.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/23/politics/joe-arpaio-pardon-white-house-paperwork/index.html

[sunonmars]

1. He broke the law, not enforced it, go to jail. One rule for Trumps mates

[Ccarmona]

2. Do it DT, and it Will Be Another Nail in Your Coffin.

Having lived in Maricopa County when he became Sheriff, he was an embarrassment and a disgrace. He should be sent to Florence Prison and be forced to wear nothing but pink jumpers.
I know first-hand that he's a racist asshole.

[Initech]

13. Yup especially with the toxic racist climate we live in.

It would absolutely be another nail in Trump's coffin. Pardoning one of the worst people in America would seem like something he would do just to piss us off.

[JenniferJuniper]

3. Another distraction from Trump's own crimes

That's all this is.

I don't care what happens to the old fucker at this point. Trump is our problem.

[spanone]

10. and another example of trump's disrespect for law. it's all rating for don the fucking con

[Ligyron]

4. I've heard a President cannot pardon certain crimes.

State? Something

They should charge him under one of those if possible. It's not right that he should escape justice.

[Ms. Toad]

7. It was the federal government that went after him, because federal law preempts state law

on immigration. The very reason he is in contempt is the reason that there isn't a state law on which to convict him.

[underthematrix]

5. I believe it was a federal contempt order

which means Twitler can pardon him

[dembotoz]

6. would imagine the pardon was probably set for last night but his advisors talked him out of it

speech in Phoenix
immigration is a theme that still works for him
push for the wall
visit the wall

event was custom made

joes pardon would have fit right in

[Ms. Toad]

9. But for Charlottesville, he could have gotten away with it.

But another display of tone-deaf racism coming right on the heels of Charlottesville would be a bit too much of a "good" thing.

(Where "good" = playing to his racist base)

[dembotoz]

11. i have not felt this level of disgust for this country in my heart for a really long time

[spanone]

12. i'm right there with you dembotoz

[Ms. Toad]

8. Tone deaf. It plays right into the inept response to Charlottesville.

He's too stupid to realize it. His handlers aren't - so the question is whether he wins or his handlers do.

[hamsterjill]

14. The paperwork may be ready, but for Don the Con

It'll still be "Joe, what have you done for ME lately?"

The pardon will not come without a cost.

[NastyRiffraff]

16. Bingo!

That's exactly right. Dump gives NOTHING away without promise of a payback.

[UTUSN]

15. 50 yrs of perverting country's principles & his duties

[TeamPooka]

17. Boy they have mastered that Orwellian doublespeak