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DOJ to File Suit Against AZ Sheriff

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    Controversy over alleged racial profiling

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Explain what's his lawsuit -- back out.

Martha if you believe the administration this is about protecting Hispanics from racial profiling and abuse of power if you believe the sheriff.

It is about politics and shortly we do expect the Department of Justice to file a lawsuit in federal court.

That will allow a judge to a point and forced the sheriff to accept.

An outside independent monitor.

Who will oversee the day to day operations at the Maricopa county sheriff's office.

The sheriff says of course that is unacceptable and that any overseer monitor should report to him.

Complete confidence.

In my organization.

It's a very professional organizations.

-- believe in my dedicated employees there have a tough job to do.

And I am not going to surrender.

In the office of the elected sure of to be taken over by the by the federal government.

Now the -- admits that his office has made mistakes but he does not believe there's a systemic problem.

And he believes this is a political hit job -- what -- feds say about that -- Well -- government argues that Arpaio is guilty of widespread abuse that after a three year investigation revealed that deputies.

Number one routinely discriminate against Hispanics -- Hispanic inmates for speaking Spanish in the jails and it Hispanic drivers were denying times more likely to be stopped.

Then whites this is contained in a 22 page letter that was delivered in December.

Arpaio says listen showed this is all anecdotal this is isolated examples show me the evidence and -- county attorney who prosecute these cases it must take these arrest in the court.

Did he want to see the evidence is well.

So far the feds have refused.

They've neglected to take into account but I have a separate constitutional role within local government as an elected law enforcement official.

In that regard I would say they have been playing around -- continue to do so.

So basically the county attorney saying listen if you have this irrefutable evidence put up or shut up.

It appears Martha now that'll be up to a federal judge to see who gets what and if there will be this outside monitor and thank -- and -- up on why am thank you very much to -- -- -- --

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