Phoenix mayor blasts Trump over Arpaio pardon
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Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton says the presidential pardon of the metro area's former sheriff "is a slap in the face to the people of Maricopa County."
He says it's especially a slap in the face of the Latino community and those ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio "victimized as he systematically and illegally violated their civil rights."
In a statement, Stanton says Arpaio received "a fair trial and a justifiable conviction" and there's nothing President Donald Trump can do "to change that awful legacy and the stain he has left on our community."
Stanton says it's not a proud day for Phoenix and "the city is moving on and moving forward from the divisiveness that defined the Arpaio era."
