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Trump pardoned Joe Arpaio this evening late enough in the day that it missed the national evening news in most of the country. It was announced during our early local evening news and on the separate Western broadcast of national news.
I think everyone suspected this was going to happen just not quite so soon. I doubt any President would have let Arpaio actually go to jail. It would be just asking for too much trouble. Timing is everything. So late Friday afternoon when everyone has other things on their mind, might be the right time. Perhaps it will all blow over. But this is not something the Hispanic community is going to forget in the long run. To be clear, Arpaio's conviction for contempt of court will stay on his record, but he will receive no sentence.
I think everyone suspected this was going to happen just not quite so soon. I doubt any President would have let Arpaio actually go to jail. It would be just asking for too much trouble. Timing is everything. So late Friday afternoon when everyone has other things on their mind, might be the right time. Perhaps it will all blow over. But this is not something the Hispanic community is going to forget in the long run. To be clear, Arpaio's conviction for contempt of court will stay on his record, but he will receive no sentence.