President Trump pardoned former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio on August 25th, the Sheriff’s Attorneys filed a Motion to Erase Arpaio’s Criminal Conviction from the History Books. "The President’s pardon moots the case, and it warrants an automatic vacatur of all opinions, judgments, and verdicts related to the criminal charge," Arpaio's Attorneys said in their Aug. 28th Motion.
This past July Sheriff Arpaio was Convicted of Contempt of Court for Refusing to End Racist Policies under his Watch after being Directed to do so by the Court, a Verdict that could have led to Jail Time. Enter Trump who Pardoned the Sheriff, which, by accepting, Arpaio admitted Guilt.
But while Arpaio's Attorneys and Trump’s Department of Justice argued that the Presidential Pardon Cancels the Sheriff’s Criminal Conviction, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton Ruled today that the only thing the Pardon Vacates is the Penalty and the Record stands.
In Her Ruling, Bolton said while Trump's Pardon "undoubtedly spared Defendant from any punishment that might otherwise have been imposed. It did not, however, 'revise the historical facts' of this case."
Judge Bolton’s Ruling means more than Maintaining the Historical Record, it means more than always appending “Convicted Criminal” to every Arpaio story.
Even Arpaio’s Attorney recognizes that the Conviction “could hypothetically be used against him in future legal proceedings.”
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