Former Justice Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Thursday that President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE “looks super guilty” by reportedly discussing pardoning himself and his family at the beginning of an investigation.

Trump's lawyers are looking into the president's authority to grant pardons in connection with the special counsel investigation into Russia's role in influencing the 2016 presidential election, The Washington Post reported Thursday.

Not for nothing, discussing pardoning yourself and your family at the beginning of an investigation looks super guilty. — Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) July 21, 2017

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Trump himself has talked to advisers about his ability to pardon his aides, family members and himself in the investigations, according to the report, though one adviser said that the president's inquiries were made in curiosity, rather than in connection to the Russia investigations.

“This is not in the context of, ‘I can’t wait to pardon myself,' " the adviser said.

Trump's lawyers have reportedly been discussing presidential pardons among themselves and are also looking at ways to limit the special counsel investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow.

Democrats have warned Trump that pardoning any of the targets of the investigation into collusion between his campaign and Russia would be "crossing a fundamental line."

The Post article comes a week after reports emerged that Donald Trump Jr. met in June 2016 with a Russian lawyer who promised damaging information on Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Democratic super PAC to hit Trump in battleground states over coronavirus deaths Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE.

Trump Jr., the president and other administration officials have come under fire following reports of the meeting, which has added to speculation that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia during the 2016 presidential election.