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Pardon arpaio? >> i'm not aware of the details of it to the extent to which i can provide you in writing. i would be pleased to do so. but the president has the power to issue pardons with or without the department of justice involved and that has been done in the past in some very dramatic type pardons. this pardon i think was well within the power of the president to do. >> well, my understanding is that pardon requests usually go through the office of the pardon attorney in the department of justice. and decisions are made according to certain standards set out in that office's rules govern...

What was the process, then, by which the decision was made to pardon arpaio? >> i'm not aware of the details of it to the extent of which i can provide you in writing. i would be pleased to do so. but the president has the power to issue pardons with or without the department of justice involved. and that has been done in the past in some dramatic type pardons. this pardon i think was well within the power of the president to do. >> well, my understanding is that pardon requests usually go through the office of pardon attorney in the department of justice. and decisions are made according to c...