campaign and pro trump super pacs. he was seen in the trump transition s new york offices in december and also happens to be the brother of the trump administration s education secretary betsy devos. one of our own sources confirmed the woeftd version of the meeting while a second cast doubt that that s what the meeting was about a. senior administration official called the suggestion of a trump/putin back channel ridiculous. white house press secretary sean spicer told us late this even, quote, we are not aware of any meetings and eric prince had no role in the transition. we also learned late tonight that president trump spoke with vladimir putin in the wake of today s deadly subway explosion in st. petersburg. let s bring in our panel to kick off the night and the week. bobby gouache is here, former worl editor for time magazine, now editor in chief of hind you stan times. ashley parker who has a pair of human hands affixing a microphone and earpiece to her