RUSH TRANSCRIPT It noi ░░░░░░░░ become a regular occurrence ░░░░░░░░ Friday night news dump ░░░░░░░░ it s been called ░░░░░░░░ many Americans were focusing ░░░░░░░░ hurricane Harvey there were ░░░░░░░░ lot of headlines coming ░░░░░░░░ of Washington D C ░░░░░░░░ off President Trump issued ░░░░░░░░ official ban on transgender ░░░░░░░░ in the military He ░░░░░░░░ controversial former Arizona sheriff ░░░░░░░░ arpaio That s two ░░░░░░░░ then three to round ░░░░░░░░ the trifecta the departure ░░░░░░░░ controversial Trump adviser Sebastian ░░░░░░░░ Joining us now Aaron ░░░░░░░░ with the independent journal ░░░░░░░░ Kathryn with the Washington ░░░░░░░░ and former federal prosecutor ░░░░░░░░ you all three Amongst ░░░░░░░░ of the concern we ░░░░░░░░ about tropical storm Harvey ░░░░░░░░ of course the hurricane ░░░░░░░░ the last 24 hours ░░░░░░░░ was happening and not ░░░░░░░░ make any comparison of ░░░░░░░░ is more severe but ░░░░░░░░ happening on a Friday ░░░░░░░░ And Kathryn the timing ░░░░░░░░ Americans are putting those ░░░░░░░░ together as there s ░░░░░░░░ Hugh man Terry concern ░░░░░░░░ and a major state ░░░░░░░░ our country yet we ░░░░░░░░ these three announcementsment this ░░░░░░░░ what do you make ░░░░░░░░ his decision on timing ░░░░░░░░ think some of these ░░░░░░░░ he wanted to bury ░░░░░░░░ most of the public ░░░░░░░░ the expectation that his ░░░░░░░░ would find them out ░░░░░░░░ can t hide a ░░░░░░░░ like the Joe arpaio ░░░░░░░░ And it s infuriating ░░░░░░░░ you learn about him ░░░░░░░░ reveals something even worse ░░░░░░░░ more monstrous People know ░░░░░░░░ headline thing like racial ░░░░░░░░ but when you see ░░░░░░░░ about all the other ░░░░░░░░ things that he s ░░░░░░░░ including having his deputies ░░░░░░░░ investigate like 400 sex ░░░░░░░░ many against children You ░░░░░░░░ trying to frame someone ░░░░░░░░ attempted murder that didn ░░░░░░░░ actually happen All these ░░░░░░░░ terrible things You know ░░░░░░░░ the general public were ░░░░░░░░ actually learn about all ░░░░░░░░ that they would be ░░░░░░░░ But his base who ░░░░░░░░ Joe arpaio and see ░░░░░░░░ they see in Trump ░░░░░░░░ who is not afraid ░░░░░░░░ crack down on people ░░░░░░░░ don t look like ░░░░░░░░ for example They are ░░░░░░░░ to hear about it ░░░░░░░░ they are going to ░░░░░░░░ So I think that ░░░░░░░░ timing of many of ░░░░░░░░ kinds of announcements were ░░░░░░░░ to be ignored by ░░░░░░░░ of Americans but celebrated ░░░░░░░░ savored by his supporters ░░░░░░░░ put in context for ░░░░░░░░ Monday upcoming or the ░░░░░░░░ after are these all ░░░░░░░░ that we ve forgotten ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ re going to be ░░░░░░░░ about them any time ░░░░░░░░ I think the effect ░░░░░░░░ the Friday news isn ░░░░░░░░ the Sames it used ░░░░░░░░ be because of social ░░░░░░░░ and the 24 hour ░░░░░░░░ cycle We ll continue ░░░░░░░░ talk about them and ░░░░░░░░ ll get a lot ░░░░░░░░ talk tomorrow on the ░░░░░░░░ morning programs an I ░░░░░░░░ we ll talk about ░░░░░░░░ all throughout next week ░░░░░░░░ I think it was ░░░░░░░░ attempt to bury the ░░░░░░░░ as Katherine mentioned yes ░░░░░░░░ I think these are ░░░░░░░░ to be another few ░░░░░░░░ that are going to ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration and ░░░░░░░░ agenda going forward One ░░░░░░░░ the things that I ░░░░░░░░ just mentioned of that ░░░░░░░░ fecta Ronaldo is the ░░░░░░░░ moved forward in a ░░░░░░░░ process and short circuited ░░░░░░░░ What does that mean ░░░░░░░░ forward for pardons that ░░░░░░░░ president might be doing ░░░░░░░░ what it suggests is ░░░░░░░░ the president is going ░░░░░░░░ be aggressive about the ░░░░░░░░ of the pardon power ░░░░░░░░ mean typically there is ░░░░░░░░ office of the pardon ░░░░░░░░ in the Justice Department ░░░░░░░░ is atypical matter would ░░░░░░░░ review pardon requests and ░░░░░░░░ somebody has to be ░░░░░░░░ for years and they ░░░░░░░░ many factors Here the ░░░░░░░░ just went and spoke ░░░░░░░░ the cuff at an ░░░░░░░░ rally and then a ░░░░░░░░ later or two days ░░░░░░░░ decided yeah I m ░░░░░░░░ to pardon this guy ░░░░░░░░ just shows there may ░░░░░░░░ more pardons to come ░░░░░░░░ in the Russia investigation ░░░░░░░░ the Russia investigation and ░░░░░░░░ is been some of ░░░░░░░░ accusation here Katherine I ░░░░░░░░ speaking earlier with Ruben ░░░░░░░░ a democratic congressman saying ░░░░░░░░ is just what might ░░░░░░░░ a hint of the ░░░░░░░░ Potentially a signal to ░░░░░░░░ who might be involved ░░░░░░░░ Ronaldo was intimated maybe ░░░░░░░░ prosecuted If you are ░░░░░░░░ thinking about flipping on ░░░░░░░░ and cooperating with Mueller ░░░░░░░░ investigation or any of ░░░░░░░░ various congressional investigations that ░░░░░░░░ going on you would ░░░░░░░░ comforted by the fact ░░░░░░░░ Trump has yesterday rewarded ░░░░░░░░ of his most loyal ░░░░░░░░ Right Joe arpaio was ░░░░░░░░ early endorsered of Donald ░░░░░░░░ and he seems to ░░░░░░░░ being rewarded for that ░░░░░░░░ That said I think ░░░░░░░░ could also see in ░░░░░░░░ decision to pardon Joe ░░░░░░░░ the idea that Trump ░░░░░░░░ projected that that you ░░░░░░░░ read into the biography ░░░░░░░░ this sheriff That are ░░░░░░░░ Trump sees himself Military ░░░░░░░░ and someone who thinks ░░░░░░░░ racial profiling people who ░░░░░░░░ t like racial profiling ░░░░░░░░ just too politically correct ░░░░░░░░ this is someone who ░░░░░░░░ to jail journalisms So ░░░░░░░░ s done a lot ░░░░░░░░ things to go after ░░░░░░░░ political enemies that Trump ░░░░░░░░ sort of seemed envious ░░░░░░░░ in some ways So ░░░░░░░░ part of this decision ░░░░░░░░ about sending a signal ░░░░░░░░ the people who have ░░░░░░░░ supportive of Trump The ░░░░░░░░ supportive of Trump and ░░░░░░░░ of this about flattering ░░░░░░░░ Katherine and Erin and ░░░░░░░░ sorry for the compressed ░░░░░░░░ It is one of ░░░░░░░░ breaking news day I ░░░░░░░░ you all three stopping ░░░░░░░░ Thanks.