These are not young people innocent of the cynical truths of life. A free pass for being a Russian sympathizer in the Presidency? 
When people go off rational course far enough and have invested in getting there in thought and action it is really tough to veer off that well beaten rutted path to Hell. All the minor transgressions and lies pale in the face of genuine treason. The words "that pressure is off" said all I needed to hear. My jury is back and they say guilty. I feel bad for my Republican friends. I "hope" they can find their brakes.