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'A middle finger to America': What people are saying about Trump's first presidential pardon

Bryan LoganAug 26, 2017, 11:11 IST

Donald Trump and former Maricopa County, Arizona, sheriff Joe Arpaio.AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File

President Donald Trump's pardon of former Maricopa C0unty, Arizona, sheriff Joe Arpaio received some mixed reactions on Friday night, but lawmakers and civil-rights advocates largely condemned the move.

Arpaio, a staunch Trump supporter and compatriot in Trump's yearslong and fruitless quest to disprove President Barack Obama's citizenship, was found guilty last month of criminal contempt for violating the terms of a 2011 court order in a racial profiling case.

He lost a re-election bid last year. The 85-year-old lawman thanked Trump for the pardon and lauded him for "standing by law enforcement."

Here's what other people are saying about Trump's pardon of Arpaio: