The Washington Post 'breaking' headline: Trump lawyers exploring pardoning powers and ways to undercut the Russia investigation, people familiar with the effort say
Will likely weigh on USD/JPY
It hasn't hit Bloomberg nor Reuters as far as I can see ... the newspaper's page is reporting that headline only (the one I have in italics above)
OK, here we go, more:
- Some of President Trump's lawyers are exploring ways to limit or undercut special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's Russia investigation, building a case against what they allege are his conflicts of interest and discussing the president's authority to grant pardons, according to people familiar with the effort.
- Trump has 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.
- Trump's legal team declined to comment on the issue. But 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."This is not in the context of, 'I can't wait to pardon myself," a close adviser said.
