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FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2018 file photo, former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks at his office in Fountain Hills, Ariz. The Justice Department won't appeal the court-ordered appointment of a special prosecutor to defend a ruling that refused to erase Arpaio's criminal record after he was pardoned. The special prosecutor's appointment came after the Justice Department refused to defend a judge's ruling that dismissed the lawman's case but refused to expunge his record. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Arpaio criminal record case 1 step closer to moving forward

By JACQUES BILLEAUD - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2013, file photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio pauses as he answers a question during a news conference at Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Headquarters in Phoenix. Maricopa County has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower-court ruling that concluded it's liable in lawsuits over former Sheriff Arpaio's crackdowns on immigrants during traffic stops. The appeal filed on Dec. 6 isn't aimed at recouping the millions of dollars that taxpayers have shelled out in lawsuits that challenged the patrols. The appeal was made in a lawsuit in which Arpaio's officers were found to have profiled Latinos in immigration patrols. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Maricopa County appeals ruling in suit over Arpaio’s patrols

Associated Press

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo will moderate a live townhall in El Paso on the "Gun Crisis."(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Chris Cuomo corrected Joe Arpaio error within minutes, CNN says

By Jacques Billeaud - Associated Press

CNN: Anchor promptly made on-air correction about Arpaio

By JACQUES BILLEAUD - Associated Press

FILE _ In this May 22, 2018, file photo, former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks during a campaign event in Phoenix. Arpaio filed a defamation lawsuit against three news organizations on Monday, Dec. 10, alleging that their inaccurate references to his criminal case have hurt his chances in possibly running in 2020 for the Senate. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Former Phoenix-area Sheriff Joe Arpaio files defamation suit

By Associated Press - Associated Press

In this Jan. 10, 2018, file photo, former Sheriff Joe Arpaio at his office in Fountain Hills, Ariz. Arpaio's successor, Sheriff Paul Penzone, is making progress in carrying out a court-ordered overhaul of his agency after it was found to have racially profiled Latinos during Arpaio's traffic patrols that targeted immigrants. Still, the agency is not close to being released from the supervision of a federal judge and does not appear to have completely stomped out its problem with biased policing. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Joe Arpaio sues CNN for defamation after network wrongly calls him a ‘felon’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 5, 2018, file photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone talks at anews conference in Phoenix. Penzone, who two years ago defeated longtime Sheriff Joe Arpaio, is making progress in carrying out a court-ordered overhaul of his agency after it was found to have racially profiled Latinos during his predecessor's traffic patrols that targeted immigrants. Still, the agency is not close to being released from the supervision of a federal judge and does not appear to have completely stomped out its problem with biased policing. (AP Photo/Jacques Billeaud, File)

Arizona agency wrestles with bias amid post-Arpaio overhaul

By JACQUES BILLEAUD - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2018, file photo, former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks at his office in Fountain Hills, Arizona. Latinos who were illegally detained when Arpaio defied a 2011 court order face a Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, deadline to apply for taxpayer-funded compensation for the harm they suffered from his acknowledged disobedience. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Deadline looms for Latinos detained by Arpaio’s officers

By JACQUES BILLEAUD - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 22, 2018, file photo, former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks during a campaign event in Phoenix. A judge who ordered taxpayer-funded compensation for Latinos who were illegally detained when Arpaio defied a 2011 court order has declined to give the victims six more months to apply for the money. The ruling means the one-year period for filing claims ends Dec. 3. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Judge won’t give more time to find victims of detentions

By JACQUES BILLEAUD - Associated Press

FILE--In this May 22, 2018, file photo, former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks during a campaign event in Phoenix. Maricopa County is opposing a request to give Latinos who were illegally detained when Arpaio defied a 2011 court order six more months to apply for taxpayer-funded compensation. Immigrant rights advocates say more time is needed to locate the victims. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

County opposes more time to find victims of detentions

By JACQUES BILLEAUD - Associated Press

FILE _ In this May 22, 2018, file photo, former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks during a campaign event in Phoenix. Arpaio said Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, that he's being unfairly blamed for releasing from custody a Mexican immigrant featured in a political ad that shows the man in a California courtroom bragging about killing police officers. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Man in Trump video was jailed, released under Joe Arpaio

By JACQUES BILLEAUD - Associated Press

More time sought to find victims of Arpaio detentions

By JACQUES BILLEAUD - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 22, 2018, file photo, former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks at the Arizona Capitol as part of his U.S. Senate campaign. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, appointed Los Angeles attorney Christopher G. Caldwell as a special prosecutor in an appeal over Arpaio's pardon after President Donald Trump's Justice Department refused to handle the appeal. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Court picks prosecutor to defend ruling on Arpaio’s pardon

By JACQUES BILLEAUD - Associated Press

Former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at the Capitol in Phoenix prior to turning in petition signatures to the Arizona Secretary of State in his bid to appear on the ballot in the race to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake. The Republican lawman's campaign says it turned in 10,000 signatures on Tuesday so he can compete in the GOP primary on Aug. 28. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Joe Arpaio sues New York Times for defamation

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Group seeks migrants illegally detained by Arpaio’s officers

Associated Press

Court declines hearing over internal affairs overhaul

Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018, U.S. Senatorial candidate U.S. Rep. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., stands at the international border with Mexico, with ranchers Jim Chilton, left, and Tom Kay, right, south of Arivaca, Ariz. In her bid to become the Republican Senate nominee, McSally has tacked hard right after initially keeping her distance from President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Matt York)

McSally, Sinema to face for Arizona Senate seat

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and TERRY TANG - Associated Press

U.S. senatorial candidate and former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio walks to his campaign tour bus Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, in Fountain Hills, Ariz. Arpaio's Senate run will likely be the former sheriff's last political act, as he is expected to finish well outside the running in the GOP Senate primary. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Joe Arpaio’s long goodbye: Redemption or ‘kamikaze’ mission?

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI - Associated Press

Some conservatives have suggested former Maricopa Country Sheriff Joe Arpaio drop out in order to clear a path for Kelli Ward. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Joe Arpaio looms as spoiler in Kelli Ward-Martha McSally Senate race in Arizona

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Arizona voters won’t see primary debates

By MELISSA DANIELS - Associated Press