Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton: A surprise Joe Arpaio pardon by Trump would create 'volatile' situation

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton warned Tuesday that if President Trump changes his mind about pardoning former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and announces it during the rally, protesters could get violent.

“If he were to go against what his press secretary said today, it would be a very bad thing and a potentially very volatile thing here in Phoenix,” Stanton told CNN host Andeson Cooper two hours before the rally. “He might do that. There’s nothing we can do about that, other than his press secretary indicated it’s not going to occur tonight in this politicized environment, so shortly after his failure of moral leadership, after the tragedy in Charlottesville.”