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Trump Lawyer Giuliani: President's 'Not Going To Pardon Anybody' — Yet

The president's lawyer discussed the controversial idea on the same day that that Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, was sent to jail amid the growing probe by the special counsel.
Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor and current lawyer for President Trump, speaks to members of the media during a White House Sports and Fitness Day last month. Giuliani suggested Friday that presidential pardons could be given to people caught up in the Mueller investigation.

Updated, 10:15 p.m. ET

On the same day that that President Trump's former campaign chairman was sent to jail, Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani floated the idea that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation could be "cleaned up" with presidential pardons.

"When the whole thing is over, things might get cleaned up with some presidential pardons," Giuliani told the New York Daily News on Friday.

The blunt remarks came the same day that Manafort was ordered to jail

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