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Trial Teams Appear Mismatched

January 22, 2020 Buck Banks

“If there’s any unfairness in these proceedings, it’s the astounding mismatch between the high skill and preparation of the House managers and the rambling, dissembling and gaslighting of President Trump’s counsel.”

— Lawyer George Conway

Conway Denies He’s ‘Anonymous’ and Neither Is Kellyanne

December 2, 2019 Buck Banks

“I wish. But no.”

— George Conway, a conservative lawyer and husband of White House counsellor Kellyanne Conway, denied that he and his wife were the anonymous authors behind “A Warning,” the tell-all book from a senior official working in the Trump administration, The Hill reports.

The Good Conway Is ‘Horrified,’ ‘Apalled’

November 14, 2019 Buck Banks

“I’m horrified. I’m appalled. If you had told me three years ago it would come to this, I wouldn’t have believed this. I don’t think I could have imagined a president, any president, engaging in this sort of conduct.”

— George Conway, husband of Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, in a rare appearance on MSNBC.

Conway: There Is No ‘Voice of Moral Clarity’ in the GOP

October 10, 2019 Buck Banks

“I don’t think there is a voice of moral clarity of any weight in the Republican Party today, and I think that’s just terribly sad… I think it’s just amazing to me that there really isn’t anyone.”

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Trial Teams Appear Mismatched

“If there’s any unfairness in these proceedings, it’s the astounding mismatch between the high skill and preparation of the House managers and the rambling, dissembling and gaslighting of President Trump’s counsel.”

— Lawyer George Conway

Conway Denies He’s ‘Anonymous’ and Neither Is Kellyanne

“I wish. But no.”

— George Conway, a conservative lawyer and husband of White House counsellor Kellyanne Conway, denied that he and his wife were the anonymous authors behind “A Warning,” the tell-all book from a senior official working in the Trump administration, The Hill reports.

The Good Conway Is ‘Horrified,’ ‘Apalled’

“I’m horrified. I’m appalled. If you had told me three years ago it would come to this, I wouldn’t have believed this. I don’t think I could have imagined a president, any president, engaging in this sort of conduct.”

— George Conway, husband of Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, in a rare appearance on MSNBC.

Conway: There Is No ‘Voice of Moral Clarity’ in the GOP

“I don’t think there is a voice of moral clarity of any weight in the Republican Party today, and I think that’s just terribly sad… I think it’s just amazing to me that there really isn’t anyone.”

— George Conway, on Stay Tuned with Preet.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“It’s so unworthy of a president. It’s beyond despicable. It’s soulless. It’s almost unspeakable in the middle of the pandemic to try to divide the country on a political basis when Covid-19 is really bipartisan.”

— Former Gov. Tom Ridge (R), quoted by the New York Times, on President Trump saying the coronavirus death toll from the coronavirus was actually not so bad “if you take out the blue states.”

“You can imagine it and try to dismiss it, saying he’s just a blowhard and schoolyard tough guy, using his thumbs on Twitter like fists. But the reality, the harsh cold onslaught, is just pure pain.”

— The late Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), in a posthumously published book, We’re Better Than This: My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy.

“This is not like embedding with the Marines in Fallujah. It is like you are taking your family with you to Fallujah.”

— ABC News White House correspondent Jon Karl, quoted by National Journal, on covering indoor Trump rallies.

“The microphone is also a microscope.”

— Bob Woodward told Savannah Guthrie on the Today Show that he will release the audio recordings of his interviews with President Trump that are “relevant.”

“This is an insult to every Nevadan who has followed the directives, made sacrifices, and put their neighbors before themselves. It’s also a direct threat to all of the recent progress we’ve made and could potentially set us back.”

— Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) slammed President Trump Sunday night for violating state rules by holding a campaign rally indoors with thousands of people, NBC News reports.

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72%

$5.4 million

Michael Bloomberg will spend $5.4 million on a weeklong TV ad campaign in Florida, part of his pledge to help Joe Biden win the all-important presidential battleground state, McClatchy reports.

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$1.1 million

“President Trump’s luxury properties have charged the U.S. government more than $1.1 million in private transactions since Trump took office — including for room rentals at his Bedminster, N.J., club this spring while it was closed for the coronavirus pandemic,” the Washington Post reports.

$1 million

Jaime Harrison (D) announced that he raised $1 million within a day after a poll found him tied with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) the U.S. Senate race in South Carolina.