walter shaw said this, imagine nixon waiting for a stack of pardons after the watergate break-in. he has the power to put his henchmen above the law. that is what trump is telling manafort and others with the pardon of d'souza. for more, we have jim acosta an at t -- acosta at the white house. >> reporter: the president is not only considering granting pardons with celebrities, but he granted a pardon for dinesh d'souza and considering martha stewart and blagojevich. d'souza has made offensive and racially loaded comments over the years about former president obama. the president is considering each case on merits. here is what deputy raj shah