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Trump calls Arpaio a ‘patriot,’ criticizes Clinton and Obama clemency actions

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President Trump gave a strenuous defense of his pardon of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona on Monday, calling him a “patriot” and saying his two Democratic predecessors had pardoned criminals who should never have received clemency.

“A lot of people think it was the right thing to do,” Mr. …