Eric Thomas Mankato

2 months ago | mankatofreepress.com | Eric Thomas |Eric Thomas Mankato

I wanted to make an observation related to the hundreds of pardons the president made on his first day in office. As I watch people rejoice over unprecedented action, I wonder if everyone understands that a presidential pardon isn’t a dismissal of verdict or expungement of record. For Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio found this out when U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton denied his request dismiss the court’s ruling in his 2017 criminal contempt case.