No worries, Happy New Year

Ok but you weren't originally suggesting it as a bullshit reason. You were suggesting it as a logical reason.

You yourself claimed the logistics of keeping him safe in jail would be too costly, and thus we should be ok with house arrest.

You realize they currently have to pay for lodging and travel and shit, right?

Idk what this argument is you're trying to make. There are a million angles you could try, but "it's too expensive to put him in jail" is absolutely not the one I would take.

Definitely a better idea to shift to "it's too divisive to hold him accountable". I still think that's a terribly weak argument, but it's easier to defend than the previous one.

Round the clock secret service protection, for life, no matter where he goes. But somehow keeping him safe when he's constrained in one place would be too expensive?

Not sure how that makes sense.

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