President Trump has asked his advisers about his power to pardon aides, family members, and even himself in connection with special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, according to a report Thursday.
The Washington Post said some of Trump’s lawyers are discussing the president’s authority to grant pardons, and aim to figure out ways to limit or undercut Mueller’s investigation of Russia’s election interference and possible ties to the Trump campaign.
Trump’s legal team declined to comment to the Post, but an adviser to Trump said the president is curious about the extent of his pardoning authority and is not actively considering pardoning himself if any wrongdoing is found.
“This is not in the context of, ‘I can’t wait to pardon myself,'” the adviser told the Post.
The Post says Trump is frustrated with Mueller’s probe because he worries the special counsel can access the president’s tax returns. Trump has refused to publicly release his tax returns, much to the chagrin of his critics, breaking with a longstanding tradition for presents.
The president’s legal team is compiling a list of Mueller’s alleged conflicts of interests as a way to taint his work, the Post said.
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Bloomberg News reported Thursday that Mueller is reviewing some of Trump’s business deals, including with a Russian oligarch who purchased a Palm Beach mansion from Trump for $95 million in 2008.
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Trump reviewing ways to pardon himself in Robert Mueller's Russia probe: Report https://t.co/g5VNJp1H6R pic.twitter.com/IGZAs3RHIR
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) July 21, 2017
So the voters elected a king?
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