FILE PHOTO: U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump listens as Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio (R) speaks to reporters before a campaign rally in Marshalltown, Iowa January 26, 2016. So why exactly did President Trump decide to pardon Joe Arpaio? Trump’s recent Phoenix campaign-rally crowd practically frothed at the mouth when he hinted at a coming pardon of the former Maricopa County sheriff. But Trump had also previously pursued more behind-the-scenes moves to help Arpaio avoid facing justice, as my Post colleagues reported over the weekend. For years as sheriff, Arpaio rode a giant tank in local parades.

Source: Washington Post August 28, 2017 23:48 UTC