Trump has declined to weigh in on a pardon for Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother convicted of killing her three children, a setback for her defense team's push for clemency.

• Clancy's attorney publicly asked Trump last week to pardon her or call the state prosecutor on her behalf.
• Trump called the case "very sad" and said there is "no winner" no matter the outcome, since three children are dead.
• He pointed out the case is a state matter, not federal, so a presidential pardon does not apply.
• He praised the attorney but said the outcome is something Massachusetts has to work out itself.
• Clancy's likely fate is either prison or a mental health facility.

Outlook: With Trump staying out of it, Clancy's case will be decided in the Massachusetts system with no federal intervention expected.