Arpaio enters Arizona Senate race, pledging support for Trump

Former Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was pardoned by President Donald Trump, is running for US Senate in Arizona. His announcement caused uproar, with many comparing him to failed Senate candidate Roy Moore. On Tuesday, Arpaio formally announced his candidacy for the open Senate seat vacated by Senator Jeff Flake (R-Arizona), a top Republican […]

Trevor Noah On Pardoned Sheriff Joe Arpaio: 'His Full-Time Job Is Racism'

If President Trump’s recent, controversial pardon of Arizona ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio left you wondering, “Who is this guy?” — well, you’re in luck: Trevor Noah has the answer. On Monday’s episode of The Daily Show, Noah dedicated a new Profiles in Tremendousness segment to Arpaio, who took a strong stance against illegal immigration during his […]

How former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio became the most hated lawman in America

AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File President Donald Trump set off a political firestorm Friday evening when he announced he had pardoned Joe Arpaio, the controversial former Maricopa County, Ariz. Sheriff who was convicted last month of violating a court order to stop racially profiling Latinos. Arpaio had been an early and vocal supporter of Trump […]

Trump reportedly asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions about dropping the criminal case against Joe Arpaio

Associated Press/Mary Altaffer President Donald Trump reportedly asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions whether it would be possible to drop the federal criminal case against Joe Arpaio, the former Arizona sheriff who last month was convicted of criminal contempt for violating a court order to stop racially profiling Latinos. Sessions told Trump that such a move […]

Casual racism isn’t all that unites Trump and Arpaio — they both disdain the rule of law

In his predictably unhinged rally in Arizona on Tuesday night, Donald Trump opted to go for the season-ending, ratings-boosting cliffhanger when he declined to pardon former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for his federal criminal contempt of court conviction. Demonstrating his natural nose for high drama, Trump teased a future pardon, promising the roaring crowd […]

Trump pardons former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio

Reuters/Laura Segall President Donald Trump on Friday night granted a presidential pardon to the controversial former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio. Arpaio, 85, who once led the Maricopa County sheriff’s department, was found guilty last month of criminal contempt for violating the terms of a 2011 court order in a racial profiling case. He lost a […]

Unrepentant Trump fires back at media over Charlottesville, hints at Arpaio pardon in Phoenix

President Donald Trump hammered the “very dishonest media” as he repeated his statements on deadly political violence in Charlottesville. The crowd in Phoenix were also thrilled to hear Trump say ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio “is going to be just fine.” Trump also attacked Republicans and Democrats in Congress during the campaign-style rally Tuesday evening in Phoenix, […]

The defiance that made ‘America’s toughest sheriff’ Joe Arpaio popular led to his downfall

Thomson Reuters PHOENIX (AP) — The political defiance that made Joe Arpaio popular and seemingly untouchable as metro Phoenix’s sheriff of 24 years ultimately led to his downfall as he was convicted of a crime for ignoring a U.S. court order to stop traffic patrols that targeted immigrants. The TV interviews and news releases that […]