The attorney for the late boxing great Muhammad Ali said a presidential pardon would be “unnecessary,” after President Trump said Friday he’s thinking “very seriously” about issuing him one.

“His memory is very popular now. I’m thinking about Muhammad Ali. I’m thinking about that very seriously,” Trump said in regard to a new round of pardons he is considering under his authority as president of the United States.

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