Yesterday President Trump pardoned former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and Senate and House Democrats slammed the decision:
As millions of people in TX and LA are prepping for the hurricane, the President is using the cover of the storm to 1/
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) August 26, 2017
Pardon a man who violated a court's order to stop discriminating against Latinos and 2/
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) August 26, 2017
.@POTUS pardon of fellow birther Arpaio makes mockery of rule of law, & says communities of color can be targeted & abused w/ total impunity
— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) August 26, 2017
Presidential pardons should not be rewards for bad behavior and discrimination. Granting a pardon to Joe Arpaio is shameful and appalling.
— Sen. Al Franken (@SenFranken) August 26, 2017
A major natural disaster is occurring & Trump is spending time attacking transgender troops & pardoning a racist,criminal sheriff. Shameful. https://t.co/7FqPjxU2TZ
— Rep. Ruben J. Kihuen (@RepKihuen) August 26, 2017
.@realDonaldTrump has claimed he wants to unite the country, but his words and actions continue to tear it apart. https://t.co/wAaudurjut
— John Conyers, Jr. (@RepJohnConyers) August 26, 2017
Unprecedented. The pardon of Joe Arpaio shows disregard and contempt for due process & our criminal justice system.https://t.co/CpNzZOJmVH
— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) August 26, 2017
Joe Arpaio is unlawful and cruel and the normal DOJ process was ignored. This is a dangerous use of Presidential power.
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) August 26, 2017
Outraged by pardon of #Arpaio. @POTUS's decision disregards rule of law & respect for separate branches of govt. https://t.co/DxUE7afGtx 1/2
— Steny Hoyer (@WhipHoyer) August 26, 2017
Tonight, @POTUS announced that its acceptable to profile Latino's & ignore immigrants human rights. It's disgusting https://t.co/Ga1PZLt5Qc
— Senator Cortez Masto (@SenCortezMasto) August 26, 2017
.@POTUS just pardoned Arpaio, convicted of contempt for discriminatory police practices. That's not "public service," or any service at all.
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) August 26, 2017
We urge @SpeakerRyan and our @HouseGOP colleagues to denounce President Trump's #Arpaio pardon: https://t.co/tXVHVSjIFB
— House Democrats (@HouseDemocrats) August 26, 2017
Also among those hammering Trump for pardoning of Arpaio is Republican Sen. John McCain:
.@POTUS's pardon of Joe Arpaio, who illegally profiled Latinos, undermines his claim for the respect of rule of law https://t.co/2FckGtwQ2m
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) August 26, 2017
McCain’s criticism of Trump comes on the heels of his “no” vote on skinny repeal of Obamacare, much to the delight of Democrats.
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