Posted on 03/08/2019 6:09:38 PM PST by usafa92
George Conway, husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, warned Friday that the U.S. would be a "banana republic" if President Trump's threats against members of the Justice Department went fulfilled.
In an address at Georgetown Law School, Conway, who is an attorney, warned that Trump's statements suggesting that top current and former Justice Department officials should be jailed for their role in the special counsel investigation were anti-democratic.
"The president has suggested that members of his own Justice Department should be locked up for investigating the president," Conway told an audience Friday.
"Now, if people were to get indicted or not indicted on the basis of whether or not the president likes them, we wouldn't have a republic," he added. "We'd have a banana republic."
The New York Times reported in November that Trump wanted to order the DOJ to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey as well as his 2016 rival Hillary Clinton. It was unclear what charges Trump reportedly wanted to pursue at the time.
The president has frequently attacked Comey, who he accused of leaking memos detailing their conversations to the press.
Trump also shared an image on social media last year of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and other law enforcement officials and Democratic figures behind bars. The president told The New York Post at the time that Rosenstein "never should have" authorized the appointment of a special counsel to investigate his campaign.
Conway emerged as a vocal critic of the president last year despite his wife's position at the White House, and has frequently battled Trump on Twitter and in op-eds.
Earlier this year, Conway suggested that reporters should assume the president to be speaking falsely under most circumstances, stating that nothing Trump said could be taken at "face value."
The attorney also warned earlier in the week that Trump could face impeachment if reports of his involvement in pressuring the Justice Department to block a merger of Time Warner and AT&T proved to be true.
At least DJT is doimg a job the best he can when the Democrats couldn’t provide a rational healthy candidate.
Lawfare for we but not for thee.
“Someone said recently that Kelly was a leaker” Who said it?
Trump is not going to speak ill of an employees spouse.
For his body, of course.
Starts right off with a malicious lie.
Excuse that.
I thought you were referring to her husband.
Sorry.
“Make up sex” is great?
Conway has been a member of the Federalist Society since 1984. His conservative bonafides as a lawyer are beyond dispute. Allegedly, the Federalist Society has provided the President with the list of judicial nominees that he chooses from.
I was talking about George Conway and his standing within the Federalist Society.
My suspicion is shes the same anti-Trump person she was before DJT hired her and she doest disagree with her husband. After all - how could they live under the same roof if they truly disagreed? Why would she put up with this if she didnt agree?
They say that you can see anything on the internet.
Wonder how they got that idea?
Trump needs to fire Kellyanne.
My apology was typed too quickly and screwed up more by not proof reading it.
I intended to say that I thought you were talking about her husband having something to say about judges when in fact you were referring to her.
...issued only to Rat Party operatives at DOJ
Started with OJ.
its for yhe coup and clinton coverup.
I have compounded my screwup beyond repair.
I went back and reread your reference to the Federalist Society and I finally got it.
Conway was under consideration for two jobs in the administration and was rejected. Also, he’s said to dislike Trump personally. I don’t know if that’s true or not, but sometimes the president just rubs people the wrong way and they take it personally.
Women marry stupid guys. Mary Matalin is a perfect example.
Would be? I think our country has already signed on accepting the title. One only has to look at what has and what is planning to come into this country. . .disease, sex trafficking, drugs, economy drain, school drain, health care drain, taxpayer drain, etc. etc. etc.
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