Pence's oddly accommodating sense of morality

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3. Pence's Praise of Arpaio Shouldn't Come as a Surprise

By Ryan Bort
4 days ago

"I just found out when I was walking through the door that we were going to be joined by another favorite," Pence said after taking the stage. "A tireless champion of strong borders and the rule of law who has spent a lifetime in law enforcement: Sheriff Joe Arpaio, I’m honored to have you here." The crowd erupted ...

He’s been accused of failing to properly investigate over 400 sex crimes. He’s been investigated for abuse of power. He’s bragged that it cost more to feed dogs than it did to feed his inmates. He even orchestrated a fake assassination plot on himself in order to help get reelected in 1999, framing an innocent man who wound up spending four years in jail before he was exonerated. The list goes on.

Arpaio’s tenure as sheriff came to an end in 2016, when he lost reelection two weeks after being charged for contempt of court for refusing to comply with an injunction barring him from racial profiling. He was convicted in July of 2017, and pardoned by President Trump a month later ...

Considering Arpaio hasn’t committed any crimes since Trump pardoned him last year, the former sheriff is practically a saint in the eyes of the White House ...

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/mike-pence-joe-arpaio-w519759