In her latest opinion piece for U.S. News and World Report, USSC research associate Dr Nicole Hemmer writes about the troubling aspects to President Donald Trump's decision to pardon ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio who was convicted of criminal contempt of court for defying a court order in a case involving racial profiling.
Election Watch 202429 August 2017
So much for 'law and order'
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Dr Nicole Hemmer
Honorary AssociateUnited States Studies Centre