That statement doesn't pass muster for the group of Dems you are referencing.

They didn't soften their tone when it was obvious that "muh russia" was bunk, nor did they soften their tone when it was obvious their sham impeachment wouldn't work.

Or when Trump won his lawsuit against stormy porn "star".

Or when creepy porn lawyer went to jail.

They all know that they have exactly one way out of the mess they've created and covered up for decades, and that is to get Trump out of the WH at any cost.

They do that, and all the bad stuff gets white washed, they have the FIB charge Trump with whatever BS charges they want, he gets convicted and locked away, then suicides himself.

Qanon gets investigated harder than Al Queda and lots of good people go to jail.

This is their only path.

I fully believe that Trump has offered them clemency/deals/whatever. He has tried to play ball with them.

But they have gone scorched earth at every turn, played every dirty card, tried to flip the table over, only to have him still be 25 steps ahead and smiling.