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On the recordAugust 24, 2017
Regarding the Arpaio pardon, I would have preferred that the president honor the judicial process and let it take its course.
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Jeff Flake
Republican · Arizona

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Jeff Flake expresses his preference for the judicial process to be honored instead of the presidential pardon for Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

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