David Urban: Trump Didn’t Tweet He Was Going to Pardon Himself

URBAN: I just think it’s a long, long way, Governor, the tweet — what the president tweeted out wasn’t, I’m looking to pardoning myself. He said, the president’s authority to pardon is complete.

That’s (ph) what it said. So let’s not read — (CROSSTALK)

TAPPER: No. Why would he tweet that?

HAM: Yes. Why would he tweet that?

URBAN: The president, as you heard, I watched your show last night with Michael Smerconish, good lawyer.

TAPPER: Yes.

URBAN: (INAUDIBLE) a good lawyer would do you’ll get all your options, they’re on the table.

He’s not saying — 

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GRANHOLM: They’re saying to Mueller. They are saying to Mueller, you are going to reign in or I am going to be — fire him.

URBAN: No, I disagree. Governor, I disagree with you. I disagree completely.

I think the president was simply saying my ability to pardon is complete. Don’t read that more expansively. I’m not.