Trump pardons former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio

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Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Reuters/Laura Segall

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announces newly launched program aimed at providing security around schools in Anthem, Arizona, Jan. 9, 2013.

President Donald Trump on Friday night granted a presidential pardon to the controversial former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio.

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Arpaio, 85, 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.

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