Did you see? Trump didn't announce a pardon in Arizona — but said ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio "should feel fine."https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/trump-didnt-announce-a-pardon-for-ex-sheriff-joe-arpaio-but …
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CNN reporting "White House has prepared the paperwork" for Arpaio's pardon and has talking points ready:https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/900373453110423552 …
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There's less of a debate than may appear. Of course
@davidminpdx is right that a pardon is an exercise of political power. I'm not arguing/1 -
I'm not making a legal argument that Trump doesn't have the power to pardon Arpaio . /2
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What I'm doing is setting out exactly what Trump's political calculation is with a pardon of Arpaio, and calling for a political response./3
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No one thinks you're arguing he doesn't have the legal authority. The debate is over meaning of "rule of law," & if this would undermine it.
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Some of the mansplainers did. But anyway, I think it is self-evident that a pardon would undermine the rule of law here.
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I was saying the debate I was describing — between the points raised by you and David — wasn't about the legal authority.
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Pardon won't be necessary when conviction overturned in higher court.
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A pardon of Arpaio is anti-law. He breaks the law to pursue his personal hatred & prejudice against Mexican Americans.
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Tfw you wonder why
@chrisgeidner RT'd sm1's tweetstorm… and then you get to #16… (actually it's a very good tweetstorm)pic.twitter.com/puhUtO958C
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