Former sheriff Joe Arpaio said Monday he’s open to another run for office, including a primary against Sen. Jeff Flake. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Arpaio moves to dismiss racial profiling case Filing includes Trump's 'executive grant of clemency' which offers broad reprieve to the former Maricopa County sheriff.

Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Monday asked a federal judge to vacate his conviction for criminal contempt of court and dismiss a related racial profiling case, according to court filings.

President Donald Trump granted a pardon to Arpaio on Friday night, a move that energized the president’s hardline base but fueled outrage and condemnation from Democrats and some Republicans.


Along with the motion to dismiss, the legal team for Arpaio also submitted a copy of the “executive grant of clemency” signed by Trump.

The pardon extends beyond Arpaio’s conviction for criminal contempt and grants him a “full and unconditional” reprieve from any other charges that might arise from the case.

“Because [the] defendant will never have the benefit or opportunity to seek a reversal of the court’s verdict through appeal (and a re-trial by jury), it is only fair that the court vacate its verdict and all other rulings in the case,” the motion to dismiss argues.

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Arpaio’s legal team also contends that vacating the verdict would save taxpayer money and “achieve judicial economy.”

U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton found Arpaio guilty of criminal contempt in late July after he allowed his department to detain people on the suspicion they were in the country illegally. The 85-year-old former sheriff faced up to six months in jail.

The president’s pardon, however, should ensure Arpaio won’t need to serve that time, and appears to cover the possibility he might be dogged by other charges in the case.

Arpaio said Monday he’s open to another run for office, including a primary against Sen. Jeff Flake , a Republican from Arizona who has clashed with the president.