Trump insisted on pardoning the right-wing sheriff. Is there any objection?

The powerful hurricane Harvey landed in the United States on the 25th. At the same time, a political storm triggered by a county sheriff is brewing in American politics. A newspaper reported on 26th that on 25th, US President Trump used his amnesty power for the first time after taking office, and announced that he would grant amnesty to Joe Arpaio, a former Arizona county sheriff who was regarded as a hero by the anti-immigrant right wing. This move immediately attracted shelling from American political circles and human rights organizations, denouncing Trump's Amnesty as supporting racism. Trump sent a "clear and ugly message" to Hispanics in the United States, and the pardon order will be counterproductive. Some even commented that this is Trump's "guilt of impeachment".

According to reports, the White House issued a statement on 25th, saying, "During his tenure as sheriff, Arpaio devoted himself to protecting people from crimes and illegal immigrants. Arpaio, 85, has served the country for more than 50 years, which is admirable. He is a candidate worthy of presidential Amnesty. " Trump later announced an amnesty for Arpaio on Twitter, praising him as a "patriot" and safeguarding the security of Arizona. Arpaio thanked Trump for his pardon and stressed that his conviction was a "political persecution" by the Justice Department in the Obama era. He also hinted that he would run for public office again.

Arpaio served as the police chief in maricopa county, Arizona for 24 years, and was called "the toughest police chief in the United States" because of his iron-fisted policy towards illegal immigrants. A British newspaper reported on 26th that Arpaio was tough on undocumented immigrants (illegal immigrants) and detained hundreds of illegal immigrants in the open-air "tent city prison" he designed. In this place he called a "concentration camp", detainees have to endure the high temperature in the desert, only two meals a day are accused of being extremely unpalatable, and they are forced to wear old-fashioned black and white prison clothes and be chained to collective labor. Police in Arpaio arrested undocumented immigrants for "racial profiling" and stopped Hispanic drivers four to nine times more than other ethnic groups. He has also become a symbol of the extreme division of American politics on the issue of immigration.

20 1 1 The US federal court ruled that Arpaio could not stop Hispanic drivers on the grounds of "racial profiling" and could not detain them just because they were suspected of living illegally. But Arpaio ignored the ban and went its own way. In 20 16, Arpaio was convicted of contempt of court, so he will face up to six months' imprisonment.

Trump repeatedly hinted that he would pardon Arpaio, but he didn't act immediately because of the conflict in Charlottesville, Virginia. On 27th, it was revealed that Trump had asked Attorney General sessions to study whether the investigation of Arpaio could be terminated this spring. Sessions responded at the time that it was inappropriate to interfere in federal cases. Trump then decided to let the court decide first, and then pardon Arpaio when appropriate.

"Why does Trump like Arpaio?" The United States said on 26th that Trump and Arpaio are fans of each other. Arpaio is a loyal supporter of Trump. During the campaign, Trump asked then President Obama to publicly prove his birth documents in the United States. Arpaio was quite supportive and took the initiative to investigate, claiming to find new evidence to prove that the birth certificate provided by Obama was forged. Another reason Trump likes Arpaio is that the latter is the epitome of the "successful American dictator" Trump wants to be.

Trump announced the pardon of Arpaio without consulting the Justice Department, which drew criticism from the Democratic Party and its top leaders. Arizona Congress and Republican Senator John McCain said that Trump's actions undermined his concept of respecting the rule of law. Congressman Castro, a Democrat, said, "Arpaio is paranoid. He has been targeting the Hispanic community for many years. He should serve his sentence. " Phoenix Mayor Stanton said, "Thousands of Hispanics are treated with terror by Arpaio because of their skin color. The punishment for him is fair and the president should not do so. "

The United States said on the 26th that Trump had made many mistakes in the eight months before he was elected and took office. If he was carefully investigated, he might face impeachment. However, pardoning Arpaio is a mistake that can be taken seriously, and Trump can be impeached because he has violated a basic principle of the US Constitution, that is, the rule of law.

On the same day that the Amnesty incident caused controversy, Sebastian Goka, another supporter of Trump and deputy assistant to the White House National Security Affairs, announced his departure from the White House on the 25th. There are different views on the way he left office. White House officials told the media that Goka was fired, not resigned. Goka was the editor of the conservative website Breitbart, and he joined the Trump administration as a counter-terrorism consultant. Goka is another hardliner who left President Trump's team after Bannon.

In the struggle of Trump's foreign policy assistants, the internationalist voice represented by McMaster, Matisse and Secretary of State Tilson gained the upper hand. Agence France-Presse said that the 46-year-old Goka is a controversial figure in the Trump administration. He often advocates Trump policy on TV news programs, but he has never obtained the security permission of the White House staff. NBC said on 26th that the White House used 25th to make news: pardon Arpaio and fire Goka. The former made many American scholars seriously explore the possibility of impeaching Trump, while the latter was the aftershock of Bannon's resignation.