Arpaio “personifies the same bigotry and intolerance we witnessed in Charlottesville,” she added, referencing the recent white supremacist rally in Virginia. There is speculation that Trump could announce a pardon of Arpaio during a rally in Phoenix on Tuesday evening. The president doesn’t have to go through the Justice Department’s process to pardon Arpaio. If Trump were to pardon Arpaio, it would be an overtly political move. Arpaio has said he would accept a pardon if Trump offered one.

Source: Huffington Post August 22, 2017 00:00 UTC