David Axelrod on Trump's defense: 'Being a sociopath really works for him'

Political strategist David Axelrod asserted that former President Donald Trump's purported personality disorders could benefit him in his upcoming criminal trials.

In a column published over the weekend, writer Maureen Dowd pondered "Donald Trump's motives, state of mind, family web, obsessions" after he was indicted on 37 counts in federal court.

"He has burrowed, tick-like, into the national bloodstream, causing all kinds of septic responses," Dowd wrote. "Trump is feral, focused on his own survival, with no sense of shame or boundaries or restraint."

Dowd spoke to Axelrod about Trump's latest indictments.

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"In that sense," Axelrod said, "being a sociopath really works for him."

The strategist explained in a column for the Atlantic that Trump "has worked to discredit and demean any institution that raises inconvenient truths or seeks to hold him accountable for his actions — not just media, but law enforcement and the election system itself."

Dowd speculated that the indictments could either "serve as kryptonite against Trump or energy packs fueling his return to the Oval Office."

Read the entire column at the link.