http://www.breitbart.com/big-g...-sheriff-joe-arpaio/

Deep-state prosecutors at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) seek to throw 85-year-old Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio behind bars in a federal prosecution plagued by egregious violations of due process and federal law unless the new leadership at DOJ reconsiders the matter.

In 2007, the ACLU and the DOJ Civil Rights Division brought a racial profiling lawsuit against Arpaio and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, the Arizona county where Phoenix is located. It continued all the way through the Obama presidency, under Judge G. Murray Snow of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Snow held a civil contempt trial which some claim was timed to impose maximum political damage upon Arpaio. It is undisputed that the trial was entirely unnecessary because Arpaio had agreed to stipulate to the contempt charges to avoid the politically damaging trial, but Snow demanded a public proceeding. After the trial, Snow held Arpaio in civil contempt, then referred Arpaio to the DOJ for prosecution for criminal contempt.

Arpaio’s supporters cry foul that DOJ likewise timed its actions to harm Arpaio politically, announcing on the eve of Election Day 2016 that it would prosecute Arpaio for criminal contempt. Moreover, the DOJ is now insisting on jail time for Arpaio despite his very advanced age, threatening to take the 85-year-old sheriff away from his wife, who is battling cancer.

Perhaps the most suspicious aspect is that the DOJ is limiting the potential jail time to six months. That cap is important because the Supreme Court has held that the Constitution does not require a jury trial for matters where the maximum imprisonment does not exceed six months. By keeping to this limit, the DOJ is guaranteeing that Arpaio’s fate will be decided by a federal judge, not by a jury of his peers in Arizona.

The first problem is that the federal judge in this case, Snow, was required to recuse himself under federal law

Snow’s brother-in-law is a partner at Covington & Burling, which was representing the other side of the lawsuit. Yet not only did Snow refuse to recuse himself, but he also did not even disclose his family’s involvement in the case to the other parties in the lawsuit.

Snow’s wife told a friend that the judge “hates” Arpaio and “will do anything to get [Arpaio] out of office.”

The judge then took things a step further by referring the matter to Barack Obama and Loretta Lynch’s DOJ, recommending criminal prosecution. Snow ordered this criminal referral 11 days before Arpaio’s primary to be renominated for sheriff.

the DOJ publicly announced on October 11, 2016 — the day before early voting began in Arizona — that the Obama administration would prosecute Arpaio on criminal charges.

Judge Susan Bolton — appointed by Bill Clinton — is presiding over the criminal trial that was brought by the Obama-Lynch DOJ. Although Bolton had the option of allowing a jury trial even for less than six months in jail, she refused to do so. She also refuses to allow any exploration of the DOJ’s motivations, including the previous administration’s outspoken opposition to Arpaio’s law-and-order policies regarding illegal aliens.

Arpaio is arguing through his lawyers that the judge should allow a jury trial because “the people’s voice should be heard one last time in determining whether the criminal contempt” sanction should be imposed. DOJ prosecutors oppose this position, even though that is the entire purpose of the Sixth Amendment’s jury-trial process.

Unless something changes, Arpaio is expected to stand trial next month

Deep state prosecutors at US DOJ? What is a deep state prosecutor?

"deep state" - a coordinated effort by career government employees to influence state policy without regard for democratically elected leadership.

The DoJ is full of Obama appointees / liberal leaning judges and prosecutors.

These people don't follow the law. They use their positions to attack people they don't agree with.

Obama "weaponized" the federal agencies against his political opponents to a degree we never saw before

Jeff Sessions has a huge job in front of him to get the entire DoJ acting in the spirit & priorities of the new administration.

quote:

Originally posted by sdy:
"deep state" - a coordinated effort by career government employees to influence state policy without regard for democratically elected leadership.

The DoJ is full of Obama appointees / liberal leaning judges and prosecutors.

These people don't follow the law. They use their positions to attack people they don't agree with.

Obama "weaponized" the federal agencies against his political opponents to a degree we never saw before

Jeff Sessions has a huge job in front of him to get the entire DoJ acting in the spirit & priorities of the new administration.

Yep, it will take Sessions probably 2 to 3 years to get all the Obummer agents out of the DOJ.

Can he not just fire them? Or have Trump intervene and clean out the trash?

At least the DOJ employees!

Sessions should cease all federal prosecution and then Trump should invite the Sheriff to the white house and present him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Liberal heads...."poof".

Phoenix has been doing everything they can to undo everything Arpaio did - the tent city has been dismantled and the new Sheriff is a liberal asshole from what I've been told by friends who live up there

I think he's hosed

Az. NEEDS a "ton" of Sheriff Joes!!! He did more for law enforcement in Phoenix, Az. than anyone that I can think of. He did step on some toes in doing so.