In his speech announcing the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III cited “the rule of law” in his explanation as to why Donald Trump and his administration sided with white supremacists to end a program that actually was lawful.

But as the Washington Post’s Greg Sargent and others noted, Donald Trump seems to have forgotten all about that “rule of law” stuff when it came to his questionable pardon of the lawless, criminal Joe Arpaio, as well as his other outrageous actions as president:

x Sessions cites rule of law. Trump



Pardoned Arpaio

Trampled process on Muslim ban

Fired Comey

Wanted Sessions' protection from Russia probe Ã¢ÂÂ Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) September 5, 2017

x Striking to hear Sessions wax poetic about importance of the rule of law in light of the Arpaio pardon. Ã¢ÂÂ Garrett Haake (@GarrettHaake) September 5, 2017

x Sessions defers to Ã¢ÂÂrule of lawÃ¢ÂÂ while Trump pardoned racist who wasnÃ¢ÂÂt following the rule of law, &Trump showed contempt for it in pardon. Ã¢ÂÂ Mike Signorile (@MSignorile) September 5, 2017