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    Federal Judge Will Not Void Guilty Ruling On Arpaio, Despite Trump's Pardon

    by Bill Chappell Oct 20, 2017 2 minutes
    Former sheriff Joe Arpaio's bid to have his criminal conviction vacated was denied by a federal judge. Arpaio is seen here at a Trump rally last year. / ROBYN BECK / Getty Images

    U.S. District Judge Susan Ritchie Bolton says that President Trump's pardon of former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio does not "revise the historical facts" of his case — and that she will not vacate her ruling that found Arpaio guilty of criminal contempt.

    On Thursday, Bolton quoted to say that

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