US President Donald Trump is reportedly reviewing ways to pardon himself, family members and his aides from the Russia probe.

The Washington Post reports that some of Mr Trump’s lawyers are discussing the president’s authority to grant pardons in a bid to figure out how to limit or undercut special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russia’s election interference and possible ties to the Trump campaign.

Mr Trump has asked his advisers about his power to pardon aides, family members and even himself in connection with the probe, according to one of those people, the newspaper reported.

Mr Trump’s legal team declined to comment but one of his advisers said the president was curious about the extent of his pardoning authority and not actively considering pardoning himself if any wrongdoing is found.

“This is not in the context of, ‘I can’t wait to pardon myself,’” the adviser told the Post.

According to the newspaper, Mr Trump is frustrated with Mr Mueller’s probe because the special counsel might access the president’s tax returns.

Mr Trump has refused to publicly release his tax returns, much to the chagrin of his critics, breaking a longstanding tradition for presidents.

The president’s legal team is compiling a list of Mr Mueller’s alleged conflicts of interests as a way to taint his work, the Post reported.

The probe into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 US election and possible collusion with the Trump campaign has so far lassoed top White House aides, Mr Trump’s immediate family, and the president into a wideranging examination that has stymied the US administration for months.