Any effort to restore this nation's reputation which does not feature Trump's imprisonment

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13. We pass on prosecutions for the greater good every day

Manafort’s client in Ukraine accused Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko of crimes. I bet they chanted lock her up at his rallies. Then when he defeated her they did jail her. Yulia’s supporters took to the streets in armed rebellion. Ukraine was split into two parts. Russia exploited the conflict by invading, grabbing control of important ports. Manafort’s client fled to exile in Moscow. Jailing Yulia killed democracy in Ukraine. Jailing her was a spectacular blunder.

We choose not to prosecute hundreds of criminals every day, for good reason. We forego prosecution of mobsters in return for their testimony against higher ups. We enter into plea agreements in part because we don’t have enough resources to try everyone.

Trump is a horrible big time felon who richly deserves jail. I strongly oppose his incarceration. It’s not worth killing thousands and damaging our democracy. Which I think would happen.