Reminder, this is the sheriff who: •[url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/a-phony-murder-plot-against-joe-arpaio-winds-up-costing-taxpayers-11-million-6629798]Entrapped a man in a phony assassination plot for publicity purposes[/url] •Ran the most racist police department in history according to the DoJ •Ran jails that were found to contain unconstitutionally abusive/neglectful conditions •Described his prison as being a concentration camp •Was found guilty of criminal contempt in court for violating a federal judge's order to halt his department's racial profiling practices •Neglected a significant amount of sex abuse/child molestation cases •Has been accused of launching investigations on/charging with trumped up crimes politicians and judges who have crossed him Trump/White House: [quote]Arpaio’s life and career...exemplify selfless public service...he is worthy candidate [sic] for a Presidential pardon[/quote] Edit: Not the most racist police department in history. That was badly worded. The DoJ's leading expert on racial profiling concluded that Arpaio's department was "the most egregious racial profiling [case] in the United States that he has ever personally seen in the course of his work, observed in litigation, or reviewed in professional literature." That's not including the incredibly racist environment and practices in the prisons he ran. For a quick overview, read [url=https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/538119/#ampshare=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/08/a-flagrant-assault-on-latino-civil-rights/538119/]this[/url].