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The Feds are investigating Sheriff Joe Arpaio for possible civil rights violations, and Monday, the Sheriff announced he's going to put the Obama administration under the microscope.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio is asking the Justice Department to investigate the Obama administration -- specifically the Department of Homeland Security, which is led by former Arizona governor, Janet Napolitano.
Arpaio believes he's being unfairly targeted. The sheriff's attorney delivered an 8-page letter to the head of the Justice department, saying the investigation into his department's practices stems from a political agenda and lawyers acting improperly.
The letter details the events surrounding a routine March audit by Homeland Security with senior MCSO officials. No lawyers were present -- and the sheriff says that auditors then shared their information with Civil Rights Division attorneys.
"We are defending ourselves. I'm defending our office, my constitutional authority to enforce all the laws," said Arpaio.
The sheriff called the interaction between the Department of Justice and Homeland Security an orchestrated scheme to acquire documents and testimony. ....
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