January 3, 2019
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. (Matt York/AP, file)
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PHOENIX — The legal case of whether former Phoenix metro sheriff Joe Arpaio will still have a criminal record despite his pardon by President Donald Trump is one step closer to moving forward after the U.S. Justice Department decided not to oppose the appointment of a special prosecutor named to defend a ruling by the judge who refused to erase Arpaio's record.