It’s all falling apart. Who honestly thought we’d be using the word “pardon” this soon…?
#BREAKING: Trump has discussed his power to pardon family members, himself in Russia probe: report https://t.co/hI6LdYuCe0 pic.twitter.com/IiC4CxUPjJ
— The Hill (@thehill) July 21, 2017
Spokesman for Trump's legal team resigns, reports say https://t.co/znBSQ982TU
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 21, 2017
Two top Trump officials break with the president, endorse finding that Russia meddled in 2016 election https://t.co/lvX8iKOkTT pic.twitter.com/A5vOWpeNPH
— The Hill (@thehill) July 21, 2017
BREAKING at THE WASHINGTON POST (h/t @justinhendrix): Trump has begun inquiring about this ability to pardon himself, his family, and aides. pic.twitter.com/RX9K7puvWS
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) July 21, 2017
Beschloss: If Trump thinks he can easily pardon himself/fire Mueller—could be Constitutional crisis that'd make Watergate look minor @maddow pic.twitter.com/YW77acDbnF
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) July 21, 2017
Amid reports he's asking about pardon powers, @Maddow tells @Lawrence Trump is considering "remarkably, unprecedentedly radical choices." pic.twitter.com/aKlECFyV8g
— The Last Word (@TheLastWord) July 21, 2017
Mueller to investigate Trump businesses after Trump warned him not to: report https://t.co/4Kq8g9yiVJ pic.twitter.com/36D7ghwA2u
— The Hill (@thehill) July 21, 2017
It would be terrible if potus pardons anyone. USA needs to know if anyone in Trumpworld colluded w Russia – or not. Let Mueller do his job. https://t.co/cKAgSBwrvp
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) July 21, 2017
So now we need to examine the president's power to say to himself: "pardon me!" https://t.co/vhQ2N5P1uN
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) July 21, 2017
"Can a president pardon himself or other people with the exact same first and last names? Asking for a friend." https://t.co/f5uBmW2Ka1
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) July 21, 2017
My view: a president's self-pardon would be unconstitutional. https://t.co/2juEyoAzi2
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) July 21, 2017
Meanwhile..
The New York Times had to fact check Trump's interview with them. They found several misleading and false claims. https://t.co/bndOpvJ6sX
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 21, 2017
Our updated, definitive list of President Trump's lies includes a link documenting the truth behind each one https://t.co/b2zV2uXVCJ
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) July 21, 2017
oh and by the way…
Trump accidentally exposed the lie at the heart of the Pence-Kobach voter fraud commission: https://t.co/uoluBgHWNg pic.twitter.com/IRdNVUHV37
— Slate (@Slate) July 21, 2017
The Overnight Note 