The newspaper, citing three anonymous people with knowledge of the discussions, said then-Trump attorney John Dowd raised the idea with attorneys for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and former national security adviser Michael Flynn. The report provoked strong denials from the White House and Trump's attorneys. 'No pardons under discussion'In a statement, attorney Ty Cobb, who represents the White House, said there have been no pardons discussed related to the Russia investigation. "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," he said. Trump personal attorney Jay Sekulow also said: "Never during the course of my representation of the president have I had any discussions of pardons of any individual involved in this inquiry."

Source: CBC News March 29, 2018 11:03 UTC