Story highlights "The Speaker does not agree with this decision," Paul Ryan's spokesman saysSince the health care bill repealing Obamacare failed in the Senate, Trump has been blaming Ryan and McConnell for lack of actionWashington (CNN) House Speaker Paul Ryan disagrees with President Donald Trump's decision Friday to pardon Sheriff Joe Arpaio, his spokesman said Saturday. "The Speaker does not agree with this decision," spokesman Doug Andres said in a statement. We should not allow anyone to believe that responsibility is diminished by this pardon." Arpaio's lawyer, Jack Wilenchik, told CNN that Ryan was wrong about the pardon, "and this is why when politics tries to mix with the courts, it's very tough. Arpaio, a longtime Trump supporter, was sheriff in Maricopa County, Arizona , until last year, when he lost his reelection bid to Democrat Paul Penzone.

Source: CNN August 26, 2017 23:37 UTC