Joe Arpaio, a Republican candidate for Senate and former Arizona county sheriff, stood by his 2012 forensic investigation finding that president Barack Obama’s birth certificate is a fraud.
“I started this because of a fake document,” Arpaio said in response to the host’s claim that he was trying to delegitimize Obama. “I didn’t care where the president came from.”
“We have the evidence,” Arpaio told CNN. “Nobody will talk about it. Nobody will look at it. Anytime you want to come down, and anybody, we'll be glad to show you the evidence.”
Arpaio didn’t stop there, hinting that more revelations about the document would emerge.
“And by the way, you’re going to hear more about this fake, phony birth certificate,” he said.
Arpaio announced his run for the Arizona US Senate seat on Tuesday. Arpaio gained national attention for his tough stance on illegal immigration as Maricopa County Sheriff, earning the moniker “America’s toughest sheriff.”
Arpaio is a close ally of President Donald Trump and was one of the first to endorse his candidacy for president. Trump pardoned Arpaio in August after the former sheriff was found guilty of defying a court order in course of doing his job.
When queried about Trump rescinding his doubt that Obama was born in the United States, Arpaio clarified that the president never gave a final statement about the authenticity of the birth certificate.
“No doubt about it. We have all the evidence,” Arpaio said. “It’s a phony document.”
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