how fitting that trump's first pardon is a racist, convicted of violating constitutional rights...

[spanone]

...in defiance of a court order.

This is uncharted territory. Yes, on its face the Constitution’s pardon power would seem unlimited. And past presidents have used it with varying

degrees of wisdom, at times in ways that would seem to clash with the courts’ ability to render justice. But the Arpaio case is different: The sheriff was convicted of

violating constitutional rights, in defiance of a court order involving racial profiling. Should the president indicate that he does not think Mr. Arpaio should be punished for

that, he would signal that governmental agents who violate judicial injunctions are likely to be pardoned, even though their behavior violated constitutional rights, when

their illegal actions are consistent with presidential policies.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/24/opinion/trump-arpaio-pardon-arizona-sheriff.html?mcubz=0

[gopiscrap]

1. I don't see why anyone would be surprised

this piece of shit showed everyone exactly what he is like during the campaign and the trump voters were either too stupid, too ignorant, too misogynistic or racist to care

[Doreen]

2. It is not uncharted territory.

Just look at the evil and that is the damn territory.