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Trump pardons MAGA sheriff who took more than $75,000 in bribes. President hails him as a ‘wonderful person’ (www.independent.co.uk)

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In April, the disgraced sheriff said he felt confident President Donald Trump would help him if he got in touch with White House officials

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[–] jonne 10 points 2 months ago

And he's showing all law enforcement that he has their backs, even if they do something illegal. He also cancelled a bunch of consent decrees that were designed to stamp out abuses in other cities (not that those are sufficient, obviously, but it was something).