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President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was recently convicted of contempt of court for disregarding a judge’s order to stop his discriminatory anti-immigration patrols in Maricopa County, Arizona. Arpaio was facing up to six months in jail.