Trump Lawyer Denies They’re Discussing Pardons

CBS News reports:

One of President Trump’s attorneys is denying a Washington Post report that Mr. Trump’s legal team has been “discussing the president’s authority to grant pardons” with respect to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Jay Sekulow tells CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett, “Pardons are not being discussed and are not on the table.”

The Post says Mr. Trump “asked his advisers about his power to pardon aides, family members and even himself in connection with the probe, according to one of those people. A second person said Trump’s lawyers have been discussing the president’s pardoning powers among themselves.”

The newspaper notes, “One adviser said the president has simply expressed a curiosity in understanding the reach of his pardoning authority, as well as the limits of Mueller’s investigation.” Garrett also reported late Thursday that Mr. Trump’s legal team has been shuffled. Marc Kasowitz is out as the president’s personal attorney and Kasowitz’s spokesman, Mark Corallo, has resigned, Garrett says.