Author Topic: Joe Arpaio's Pardon Did Not Go Through The Justice Department. It Didn't Have To.  (Read 339 times)

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Zoe Tillman
BuzzFeed
August 25, 2017

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The US Department of Justice's pardon office did not review former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio's pardon, a DOJ official confirmed to BuzzFeed News late Friday.

It didn't have to.

The US Constitution gives the president broad power to issue pardons and commute sentences, and there is no law requiring the president to consult with the Justice Department. President Trump is not the first president to issue a pardon that didn't go through DOJ ...

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