It's a ridiculous notion to think that somehow Russia has been let off the hook by Pres. Trump, any more than when HC called for a reset
or Pres. Obama told them off camera that he would be in a better position to help after the election.
It's always a fine line with Russia, you want them to be good actors, and you offer carrots for that behaviour, but you also have to call them out when they do stupid shit. So far, in my opinion, he has not acted way out of line of past state actors.