I believe it's possible that both things are true, that he directed his attorneys at the time when the White House was dangling the possibility of pardons to explore that.
Editor's note · Context
Connolly discusses the possibility that Michael Cohen's actions regarding a pardon were not explicit requests but rather explorations.
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