White House says pardons for Trump associates not discussed

There have been no conversations about President Donald Trump issuing pardons for any of his associates who have been charged or pleaded guilty as part of the U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, the White House said on Monday.There has been "no discussion that I'm aware of" regarding pardons, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told reporters.Fellow White House spokesman Hogan Gidley also told MSNBC in an interview that the White House has not had any conversations abou