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Trump pardon dropped Fri night during hurricane for ratings
Posted on: August 29, 2017 at 10:59:00 CT
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Trump: I dropped Arpaio pardon during Harvey because of ratings
By KELSEY TAMBORRINO 08/28/2017 05:37 PM EDT
President Donald Trump hit former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton for their pardons and commutations, while defending his own controversial pardon of former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio — including the decision to drop the news as Hurricane Harvey was bearing down on Texas.
“A lot of people think it was the right thing to do,” the president said Monday, during a joint news conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto. “Actually, in the middle of a hurricane, even though it was a Friday evening, I assumed the ratings would be far higher than they were normally."
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/28/trump-arpaio-ratings-harvey-242106
By KELSEY TAMBORRINO 08/28/2017 05:37 PM EDT
President Donald Trump hit former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton for their pardons and commutations, while defending his own controversial pardon of former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio — including the decision to drop the news as Hurricane Harvey was bearing down on Texas.
“A lot of people think it was the right thing to do,” the president said Monday, during a joint news conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto. “Actually, in the middle of a hurricane, even though it was a Friday evening, I assumed the ratings would be far higher than they were normally."
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/28/trump-arpaio-ratings-harvey-242106
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