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Well, these pardons are appalling but none are worse than the pardon for Sheriff Arpaio. He had not been convicted of a financial crime or corruption. He was held in contempt for refusing a judicial order to stop engaging in racist targeting of immigrants.
Trump's pardon of Arpaio is the only pardon I can remember in which the underlying crime was official racism. And with that pardon, Trump pardoned, sanctioned and approved racism by law enforcement. It is as appalling as it gets and we should never forget it.
The only action that comes close is Trump's interference in the disciplinary action against Navy Seal Gallagher, after brave Seals courageously testified about actions by Gallagher that would constitute war crimes.
And a reminder that Trump didn't just pardon Arpaio, he praised him and hailed him as a "patriot." reuters.com/article/us-usa…
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