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The pressure of sanctions. this may be the lashout on their part as a consequence. i think secretary pompeo suggested the same. they are definitely feeling the pressure. that's good. it is good for them to be under pressure. they are doing all kind of good stuff, supporting proxies, engaged in terrorism, firing missiles off or doing this stuff and threatening this stuff in the straits of hormuz, which affects world energy prices, not american oil. you know that we are not where we used to be in terms of total dependence upon middle east oil. we are dependant upon oil prices and they will spike...

Brief statement to the court in virginia? so that's something we all will be listening for and judge amy berman jackson will pass sentence and we can expect i think -- whatever else we can expect, it will go much differently than it did in virginia last week. >> don't go inside just yet. i want to discuss this with a former attorney and senior fbi official. ari melber is in the house, msnbc legal correspondent and the host of msnbc "the beat." and also outside the courthouse, legal analyst glen kirchner. glen, i go to you first, do you think judge amy berman jackson, is she going to be tougher...

To 24 years. >> that means 19.5 should have been the lowest compliance sentence, instead, he went dramatically below that. he went to 47 months, which i think does a disservice to the criminal justice system. judge jackson has a chance to back cleanup and make this right in part. i suspect she is going to take manafort's criminal conduct and other transgressions, lying to the special counsel, for example, after agreeing to cooperate truthfully. she will take those very seriously. not only do i think she will give a fairly lengthy and consecutive sentence to the virginia sentence, but i want to...

Would come in afterwards correct the answers submit the exam. >> shepard: and that's that. prosecutors say some kids were wise to what's happening. but it's not clear as to how many or whether any of those will be charged. molly line with the breaking details she is live this afternoon in boston. mollie? >> thanks, shep. as you mentioned william rick singser he just pled guilty to four counts. money laundering. conspiracy to fraud obstruction of justice. prosecutors believe he was the ring leader of this very broad cheating conspiracy. this bribery conspiracy to try to get kids into colleges. ...

Sentence paul manafort got. one that shocked even veteran prosecutors because paul manafort's sentence of nearly four years in prison on eight felony financial fraud counts was far less than the 19 and 19.5 to 24 years that were recommended by the federal sentencing guidelines for his crimes. far less than we've seen people sentenced for for anything from mistakenly voting in an election with a previous felony conviction or being convicted for marijuana possession, for a lot of people watching that sentence yesterday, felt like an object lesson in rich man's justice and manafort and exited the...