Newsy little item for a Friday:
Trump's pardon of Joe Arpaio, the story from Daily Beast puts it in an ugly light:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-...cism-aclu-says

However, that is pretty minor compared to the shade cast by one of Bill Maher's guests.
The guest (cannot remember the name) called the move a message: "If you stick with me and play the game, I'll take care of you" (to paraphrase)
That is a message that spits on the rule of law.