By mutual of america designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. Additional support has been provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios at Lincoln Center in new york, hari sreenivasan. Sreenivasan good evening, and thanks for joining us. President donald trump is defending his constitutional power to grant pardons for crimes. As part of a series of statements on twitter today, mr. Trump said the word complete garners attention as only two days ago the Washington Post reported the president and his legal team have discussed his power to pardon aides, family members and possibly himself. The president also lambasted yesterdays post report that former Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak told his superiors in moscow he had discussed campaign related matters with attorney general Jeff Sessions last year, something mr