goldman is in alexandria, former u.s. district attorney and msnbc legal analyst. daniel, what do we know today from the courtroom? one thing that has certainly bothered me over the weekend, just as a nonlawyer, is why they are not sequestered given all this news about the mueller investigation, plus the president s comments praising manafort after the case went to the jury on friday? it s a good question, andrea. ordinarily in federal court, the only reason to sequester a jury is if there are safety considerations. and prior to the trial, i don t think anyone anticipated that there would be any safety concerns or threats. but the judge did reveal on friday that he had received threats and he was under marshals protection. and he noted that the jurors would not be under marshals protection. so i think that as things have developed, there would be an increasingly good case for sequestering the jury. they are instructed repeatedly
in today s global society, social media is an inevitable part of our children s daily lives. it can be used in many positive ways, but can also be distractive and harmful when used incorrectly. let s face it. most children are more aware of the benefits and pitfalls of social media than some adults. irony alert there. first lady melania trump speaking out against cyberbullying this morning as part of her be best campaign. this as her husband, the president, escalates twitter attacks against his critics, including today. her spokeswoman says that she is aware of the criticism but that will not deter her from doing what is right. let s get the inside scoop from the white house correspondent for pbs newshour and msnbc contributor. and sam stein, from the daily
away security clearances. let me just add quickly, senator mark warner has proposed legislation that would essentially, as i understand it, prohibit the revocation of a clearance on policy grounds or on expression of first amendments. i think that s the sort of thing congress ought to do and essentially that was what john brennan was calling for yesterday. and we should also point out, of course, that john brennan is a national security analyst for nbc news and msnbc as well. thank you. avrvril and jeff, thank you for coming in today. coming up the sins of the fathers. pope francis breaking his silence about the decades of sexual abuse by hundreds of catholic priests in pennsylvania exposed by that attorney general s report. this is andrea mitchell reports on msnbc.
is it time after time that this segment of society we can call white nationals or alt-right, why are they so drawn to the administration and not just to go and work with them but they found in their rhetoric and policies of things they can share and support. the pattern is clear right now. sam stein, thank you to both. coming up, him too, the new york times reporting one of the biggest activist in the me too movement arranged to pay off her own accuser. a young man, that s next on andr andrea mitchell reports on msnbc. to stay successful on your business, we got your back with experts advise to create eye contacting marketing. we ll focus on ideas for growing
we heard jimmy bennett, her lawyer, will be comining out wi a new statement hours or so. the charges that he faces here in new york city, criminal charges had nothing to do with argenta. there are still two ongoing investigations one in london and los angeles. there is no charges coming out of that. harvey weinstein denied any allegations of rape or sexually assaults. thank you, stephanie, thank you very much. that does it for us for this edition of andrea mitchell reports, thank you for being with us. chris jansing is up next right here on msnbc. hi there andrea. good afternoon, i am chris jansing, best defense? well, it seems like anyone involved with the president s legal fight, past and present is in the headlines today.