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America's toughest sheriff says he's still enforcing the law against illegal immigrants despite a federal lawsuit in -- Justice Department report claiming his office.
Is engage in a pattern of racial profiling joining us is Maricopa County Arizona -- Europe.
Joseph Arpaio sheriff great to have you with this.
-- let's start if we made.
With the Justice Department.
Action against do you.
-- that investigation continues.
Where do you stand.
Well I'll tell you is rather sadly.
Loop of good to talking to you again is rather -- I spent.
You know but.
A great deal of my life in law enforcement in the Justice Department head of the federal drug enforcement.
In Mexico South America Turkey Texas Arizona.
And now there's zero and a nominee on the constitutional.
Elected sheriff.
-- an idea is take that very serious and I.
Do report to the four million people in this colony now they're gone after me would -- started 100 days after Obama took office.
100 days after and they started their investigation and here we go.
Election time come and up.
And they have this big press conference without me knowing about it.
And I can go into details on coincidences.
That have occurred why the timing now.
Well why the timing now -- it is clear one thing that you have you have run up against a determined Obama Justice Department.
They've not been able to move you out any other way.
In they've made it clear they're in opposition to nearly every policy that you pursue.
They threaten -- -- room for some time before they actually brought the suit that data.
Well -- but.
You know it once again it's sad to bring politics of president -- me recently at the White House.
And they asked him more why you know are complete and that's so -- rights investigation against me.
And also he criticized me for in force in that sense Lebanese -- Which by the way went to the Supreme Court two days before.
They had their big press conference bring in people -- from Washington.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- for -- referring to senate bill 107 of the became Arizona law.
The anti illegal immigration law that is now being that will be ruled upon by the US Supreme Court.
Sheriff here you that you think that these these actions by.
The attorney general by the Justice Department by the Obama administration.
You think they may be an effort that you have said an effort it distraction from -- Well outlawed -- seventy go -- the Supreme Court -- fast and furious as the same week.
The attorney general is on a hot seat.
I had a civil.
-- case pending in federal court three days after they had their pony show press conference trying to interfere with that they -- that.
In their investigation I can go on -- not also live indoors by the way I've had.
Two presidential candidate visit me -- and Michelle Bachmann and Perry called me and Romney is called media is talking about illegal immigration -- want my endorsement so is that another reason.
To try to disgrace me because I'm involved in and you're running earlier -- politics.
And you're running for -- right the first six another thing.
Question I'm not gonna resign India -- all these groups are asked him either resign it's never gonna happen.
Sheriff Joseph Arpaio.
Now -- -- -- -- -- the toughest sheriff in America thanks for being whether --
