[rovenstinez]

It does seem to me, that the whole purpose of PARDON, was to remove the red tape, and declare him innocent.

[LibFreeUSA]

I thought he was already pardoned. Is this “Pardon” basically a free Get Out of Jail card to be used if needed?

[ptsal]

Time to jerk the chains on the Ninth Circus....
<><><>or should it be the other way around.

[Alberta's Child]

There's been a lot of confusion over what is actually happening here.

President Trump's pardon was issued while there was already a motion in place by Arpaio's legal team to overturn his conviction. The pardon seemingly made this whole legal process moot, but in fact Arpaio's legal team is working on a strategy to make the pardon moot (for the reasons they've outlined here).

What makes this so bizarre is that the judge has ordered the U.S. Justice Department -- who prosecuted the original case against Arpaio -- to file a response to Arpaio's motion to overturn his conviction. How the hell are they supposed to respond here? LOL.

If I were a DOJ lawyer working on this case, I'd be tempted to give up my legal career and get into something more honorable and useful ... like selling heroin.

[TexasGator]

“Ducey said supporting the pardon did not mean he does not support Latino rights. “

What are, EXACTLY, Latino rights?????

[yoe]

Arizona is still under the gun from Erick Holder & Obama trying to let illegals in regardless of the law...where many of those illegals are is anyone's guess, certainly not the problem of ex-holder and ex-Obama.

McCain and Flake are both wrong and mendacious in their assessment of Sheriff Joe...McCain's vendetta, almost juvenile one-sided feud with POTUS is a disgraceful picture for the nation and Arizona....Flake, as usual, follows the sr. senator.

[Vaquero]

Hello McFly

PRESIDENTIAL PARDON..... Think!!

[rktman]

Uh, pardone moi. WTH? Is the pardon a done deal? If so, then Sessions needs to tell the judge to take a hike. And I don’t even play a lawyer on TV.

[rlmorel]

If they proceed, he should just give them the finger and not show up or send any representation whatsoever to whatever stupid liberal proceedings they want to engage in.

LOL, what are they going to do?

[Crucial]

When profiling involves more attributes than just race I would say the closer you a complete picture of an illegal, then racism becomes a remote possibility.

[Ray76]

The “profiling” thing is a lie. People were pulled over for a traffic infraction. If during the investigation nobody has ID and nobody speaks English, gee what could it mean? That’s when they’re taken in for likely being an illegal alien.

[Mariner]

This dimwit commie judge does not realize that it does not matter if the contempt is set aside or not.

NOBODY ON EARTH has the power or authority to take the Sheriff into custody or to jail him for this old judicial holding.

And absolutely nobody will try.

Stupid judge engaged in commie masturbation.

[Regulator]

for continuing to illegally profile Latinos living in Arizona

Jesus. This guy is supposedly a "republican" and a "conservative"?

Unbelievable. The non-crime of profiling was concocted to prevent apprehension.

[Zathras]

This crazy judge will NOT let this go.

[trebb]

Gyrations to keep the “bad boy” words in permanent records - make them feel good in their frustration and have no real affect on him.

[Seizethecarp]

Ping to the following nuances in the Sheriff Arpaio pardon case revealed in the posted article:

(begin quotes)

More to the point, they said the conviction remains on Arpaio’s record, pardon or not. And while Arpaio cannot be punished for what Bolton found him guilty of in this case, they said that conviction could have repercussions down the road.

For example, they cited court rulings that said this conviction could be used against him at the time of sentencing if he is ever found guilty of any other crime. That could result in a stiffer sentence.

And they said that the conviction, even for a misdemeanor, could be used to argue to a judge or jury in a future case that the sheriff’s testimony was not credible.

Arpaio’s attorneys also suggested that if Bolton refuses to budge they may appeal his conviction anyway to clear his name, something they said would be “a waste of everyone’s time and money.’’

(end quotes)

[hal ogen]

Why are so many judges lunatics?

[Kickass Conservative]

Politically motivated waste of time and resources meant to drag this out to damage the Sheriff and President Trump.

They should have it wrapped up by November 2018 or 2020.

[New Jersey Realist]

Do it and drop the charges.

[Buckeye McFrog]

This is a legal hair-splitting exercise. Do you want to vacate the ruling, or let it stand and have Trump’s pardon take effect? Either way, Sheriff Joe walks.

She will likely not set aside the verdict as that outcome is more pleasing to the media, who will fete and celebrate her.