goes on to say that he diplomat rely on money from russians to finance his business deals, but as sarah doloff reports -- >> tuesday he will appear before the hughes intelligence committee. >> counsel has said he will only be available for two hours. >> reporter: donald trump and paul manafort agreed to interviews with the staff of the senate judiciary committee, but will not appear at a formal public hearing on wednesday. >> i think they need to be under oath and release all the documents. >> reporter: it cups on the heels of a "the washington post" report saying that president trump inquired about his ability to pardon members. the president tweeting over the weekend, he has complete power to do so. >> there's nobody that has to be pardoned. he was just making the statement about the power of pardon. >> reporter: washington gearing up for another week with the russia investigation in the spotlight. >> sarah doloff, nbc news, washington. >>> we're keeping an eye out for the president's statement on health care, which is expected sometime today. the white house says the president plans to peop