WH: President Not Discussing Pardons for Flynn, Manafort

The White House says there are no discussions in the White House of President Donald Trump pardoning former advisers Michael Flynn and Paul Manafort in the Russia probe. The New York Times reported, citing three people with knowledge of the discussions, that former Trump lawyer John Dowd had spoken with the lawyers of Flynn and Manafort about presidential pardons, raising concerns that the pardons were being offered to influence their pleas and cooperation in the investigation.  Trump Suggests Paying for US Border Wall With Pentagon Funds Sanders pointed to a statement from Trump’s current lawyer Ty Cobb, in which he said, “I have only been asked about pardons by the press and have routinely responded on the record that no pardons are under discussion or under consideration at the White House.”Sanders said she did not talk to Trump specifically about the Times report, and again referred to the president’s outside counsel. Supreme Court Seems Uncertain About Partisan Redistricting Photo Credit: AP, File
Source: NBC San Diego