He’ll be hard to beat with all he learned the first time. And one of his strengths is that he isn’t afraid to fail, tries lots of things, and learns for the next time.
For instance, “don’t talk to Russia directly”. The proper process is
1) Hire a US law firm (claim attorney-client privilege on everything after)
2) Have the law firm hire US-based dirtbags
3) Have the dirtbags hire a UK fiction writer (as with Mexico, it’s ok to get help from the UK but best not to do it directly)
4) Have the UK fiction writer talk to Russia
5) Deny anything after step 1 as long as possible then claim it’s legal.
Sure it’s more work than your son taking a meeting that has no results, but Democrats think it’s perfectly legal and you get whatever results you want the writer to provide - you can even provide him with the text and just have him format and sign it.
That law firm in step 1 can also arrange for thugs to disrupt opponent’s rallys “without your direction or knowledge”. But it’s best to add another law firm to the process to give you double client-attorney protection when there are physical attacks on individuals.
This is perfect newt: compliment from the sidelines, not close enough to be a liability again.