The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has cut off negotiations with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and said his recent actions are driving the U.S. “closer to pursuing judicial remedies.” Arpaio had claimed he was cooperating with the probe into alleged civil rights violations back in February.
“We believe that you are wasting time and not negotiating in good faith,” Deputy Assistant Attorney General Roy Austin wrote in a letter to Arpaio’s lawyer obtained by TPM. “Your tactics have required DOJ to squander valuable time and resources.”
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