huge. this morning, special counsel s office got its first sentencing. ending at least one line of the russia probe. alexander vanderswan, former attorney, learning his fate after withholding e-mails he had with former trump campaign aide rick gates and person a, identified only as a former officer in the soviet gru russian military intelligence. joining us now is nbc s ken dilanian. we just got new details about what s been happening inside the courtroom. what can you tell us? reporter: i m outside the courthouse. our own pete williams is inside. he reports the judge has taken a break to privately consider the sentence, which is expected soon. before that happened, vand der van der zwaanzwaan apologiz