Justice Dept. supports Arpaio’s post-pardon bid to have guilty finding thrown out
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/09/11/justice-dept-supports-arpaios-post-pardon-bid-to-have-guilty-finding-thrown-out/
The Justice Department on Monday said in a court filing it agrees a judge should erase her finding that former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio violated a court order and was guilty of criminal contempt — a move that would have virtually no practical impact but which Arpaio considers a symbol of vindication.
In a short court filing, attorneys from the Justice Department’s public integrity section wrote that because President Trump’s pardon of Arpaio — which came before he was sentenced and a final judgment issued in his case — guaranteed he would face no consequences from the verdict against him, “the government agrees that the Court should vacate all orders and dismiss the case as moot.”...
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