David Axelrod actually said...

"I think this is an ordered hit from Donald Trump, who wants to portray equivalence. They went after me, we're going after him."

"I think a lot of people who voted for it today who are in competitive districts don't want to call the question."

"If they throw out major pieces of the indictment, that is a huge thing for him, but just the delay is useful to him."

"I think Joe Manchin is a Democrat, he's been a Democrat all his life. I think it'll be very troublesome for the president if he were there."