about new breaks news from "the washington post." number one, the president and his legal team are reportedly discussing his pardon powers, including whether he can pardon not just his family members and his staffers but also himself. the post also reporting that the spokesman for the president's legal team has resigns. the post also reporting that the president and the white house are talking about ways to try to discredit bob mueller and his special counsel investigation. that presumably would be used either to retroactively explain actions that they set in motion to fire bob mueller or to try to make the case to deputy attorney general rod rosenstein if he stays in his post that he should fire bob mueller. that reported by "the washington post." moments ago we also just got new reporting from "the new york times." siel read you the lead here. president trump's lawyers and aides are scouring the professional and political backgrounds of investigators hired by the special counsel, bob mueller, looking for conflicts of interest they could