A senior Justice Department official wrote a memo after Mr. Trump’s Long Island speech, stating strongly that the agency does not condone brutality. On Twitter, as Hurricane Harvey ravaged Texas, Mr. Trump said he had unleashed the force of federal aid. As a candidate, Mr. Trump enthusiastically endorsed a brutal interrogation technique declared illegal under international law. This is a use of power to disarm and make empty the actions of a judge,” Mr. Fried said. Sessions in the spring if the federal charges could be dropped against Mr. Arpaio, and was promptly told no.

Source: New York Times August 28, 2017 00:39 UTC