to say just moments ago. thankfully, the president hasn t done anything wrong and wouldn t have any need for a pardon. does he absolutely rule out doing that? does he rule out ever issuing a pardon for himself. once again, thankfully the president hasn t done anything wrong and therefore wouldn t need one. lots to unpack here. let s get right to the white house and nbc s peter alexander. peter, by the way, you were one of the reporters trying to get an answer out of sarah huckabee sanders that she wasn t very forthcoming abt. i think that s right today. let s try to break down what happens over the course of the last 25 minutes here in the briefing room. a couple of points, first about the president s tweets this morning suggesting among other things that he has the absolute power to pardon himself but it wouldn t be necessary because he has done nothing wrong. ied is sarah huckabee sanders specifically about this topic and asked whether the president viewed him as above the