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Ken Cuccinelli: “It was political prosecution to begin with. So, it's not surprising to see a pardon, which is obviously a very political…”

On the recordAugust 24, 2017
It was political prosecution to begin with. So, it's not surprising to see a pardon, which is obviously a very political act used to kind of close this chapter out.

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Ken Cuccinelli describes the prosecution of Sheriff Joe Arpaio as political and views the pardon as a political act to conclude the matter.

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