Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton blasted Trump for pardoning Joe Arpaio who he described as terrorizing Latino residents for decades.
Here is the full statement from Mayor Stanton:
Arpaio terrorized brown skin residents of the county for two decades.
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Here is how The Phoenix New Times summed up the guy that Trump pardoned:
He ran a jail that he described as a "concentration camp." https://t.co/5MNt2lxOyw
— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017
Prisoners there died at an alarming rate, often without explanation. https://t.co/wriqDix6EA
— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017
One of his jailers nearly broke the neck of a paraplegic guy who had the temerity to ask for a catheter. https://t.co/eySbTTJFph
— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017
One time, as a publicity stunt, he marched Latino prisoners into a segregated area with electric fencing. https://t.co/DYeyFUDhbD
— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017
Under him, the MCSO failed to investigate hundreds of sex abuse cases, many of which involved children.https://t.co/CdsU0p9dZo
— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017
Arpaio is a racist monster who terrorized brown skin people while letting child molesters walk around free. This is the guy who Donald Trump used his first presidential pardon on, and that decision reveals more about who Trump really is than it could ever say about the crimes committed by Arpaio. There is a reason why the White House has gone silent on the Arpaio pardon. The more people know the more outraged they will become.
The mayor of Phoenix was correct. Trump pardoned a domestic terrorist and is truly a lawless president.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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