because any time from now to eternity, a pardon could be put under consideration. donald trump has certainly stirred the pot before about the power pardon. he likes the say it is broad and unilateral. >> we now know that donald trump is talking to his lawyers about pardons. the big question is, could donald trump pardon himself? >> i have a tree falls in the forest question for you. if the president issues a pardon, do we have to know about it? >> last week, the "washington post" reported that president trump's legal team was exploring whether or not he had the power to pardon aides, family members or potentially himself. >> so by now, we are all accustomed to president trump riling people up about pardons. those moments were from the summer. today the difference is that trump is so late to the game, it doesn't matter that much. if there were going to be a surgical strike with this power in the russia probe, if he