Will Trump Commute or Pardon Joe Arpaio?

[TomCADem]

I know that most of the talk is about Trump pardoning Joe Arpaio, which operates to wipe out his conviction. However, I personally think that Trump is more likely to go the Scooter Libby route and commute his sentence, which simply wipes out the punishment, but leaves the sentence intact.

I am sure Trump personally wants to pardon Joe Arpaio, but his staffers are probably warning him that going that route will just feed into another round of protests. So, instead, Trump will commute Arpaio, then the GOP will hit the news channels with the talking points that Trump is being Presidential by splitting the baby between Neo-Nazis and sane Americans. After all, he will say, "There are many sides, many sides."

[Not Ruth]

1. What sentence?

He was sentenced?

[Wounded Bear]

2. Yes, contempt of court for failing to change his policy re: Hispanics...

Either way, it is a presumption of guilt.

[Yonnie3]

3. Convicted no sentence yet.

Sentencing scheduled on October 5.

[TomCADem]

4. The Fact That Trump Has Not Said Anything...

...may suggest that he is waiting for Arpaio to be sentenced so that he could commute and wipe out the punishment.

[Yonnie3]

9. I think that he is being advised to wait and only commute the sentence.

What he actually will do, is an unknown. Apparently he doesn't like being told what to do.

[Expecting Rain]

5. I'd be surprised if he didn't.

What's the worst that happens to Trump if does? He alienates liberals, Latinos, and those opposed to deamonizing migrants? Lol.

Pardoning Arpio feeds his base of haters. I'd be shocked if Trump doesn't act.

[Egnever]

6. You kidding?

Of course he will full on pardon him.

This clown gives zero fucks.

[herding cats]

7. I expect him to.

It won't lift the vile stain of racism from Arpaio and it will energize Democrats, but I still expect him to parson him.

[dalton99a]

8. Trump will give Arpaio a pardon

His staff can't tell him what to do, and he doesn't care about protests

[MoonRiver]

10. He will pardon him. Birds of a feather stick together.