In Boldest Move Yet, Arpaio And Ally Charge Judge With Bribery, Despite Lack Of Evidence

[babylonsister]

In Boldest Move Yet, Arpaio And Ally Charge Judge With Bribery, Despite Lack Of Evidence
Zachary Roth | December 11, 2009, 1:27PM


For a while now, there's been plenty of evidence of Sheriff Joe Arpaio abusing his law enforcement powers to target political enemies. Indeed, Justice Department investigators are said to have been looking into the issue for the last year.

But Arpaio may now have taken things into a whole new realm. This week, the top cop for Maricopa County, Arizona, who has used media-friendly stunts to gain a national reputation as a law-and-order zealot and bete noir of illegal immigrants, announced the filing of a criminal complaint against his latest target: a judge who's involved in several of the controversial cases Sheriff Joe has helped bring.

Superior Court Judge Gary Donahoe's "crime"? It looks like it might not amount to much more than having made some rulings that America's Toughest Sheriff didn't take kindly to.

Here's what's going on. It gets convoluted, but bear with us -- it's worth it.

On Wednesday, Arpaio and his close ally, County Prosecutor Andrew Thomas, went before the cameras to announce that Donahoe was being charged "for hindering prosecution, obstruction of justice, and bribery."

Even after examining the grab-bag complaint and an accompanying press release (pdf), it's difficult to tell just what Donahoe is being accused of.

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[Downtown Hound]

1. I'm so sick of hearing this Nazi's name

He needs to be brought down before he really does something that can't be repaired so easily, as if he hasn't already. LOL.

[KansDem]

2. He sounds like an extension of the "35% of GOP want Obama impeached" crowd...

They don't know why he should be impeached, but want him impeached anyway...

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