On Monday, attorney George Conway tore into Donald Trump and said it’s time to read him his Miranda rights, saying the former president’s persistent rhetoric about January 6th and the 2020 election shows his criminal intent. Conway’s remarks came during an interview on CNN’s New Day where he addressed Trump’s speech in Texas.
Asked about Trump offering pardons to his supporters who stormed the Capitol on Jan 6, Conway said Trump’s remarks establish his intent because “he was glad” they laid siege to the Capitol. As Conway broke down the elements of Trump’s intent to obstruct Congress, he suggested “somebody really should read him his Miranda rights” since Trump just admitted he wanted the election overturned.
“I’m using words in title 18 section 1512-C of the US Code to obstruct or otherwise impede the official proceedings before Congress to count the electoral votes,” Conway said on CNN’s New Day.
“He just is incriminating himself with all of these statements. This is just absurd. He’s just not a smart man. He’s a very arrogant man. Sometimes, every so often, when it comes to his bad intent, he tells the truth. That’s what he’s telling here. He wanted this election to be overturned against the results, against the will of the people. He wanted to end constitutional democracy in the United States, and he’s just out and admitting it now,” Conway said.
The lawyer also accused Trump of “praising the violence” that took place on January 6th and threatening prosecutors and investigators looking into his actions.
“He’s essentially threatening prosecutors in New York, the District of Columbia and in Atlanta for basically doing their jobs, to investigate things that he did…He doesn’t care about the country. He doesn’t care about morality. He doesn’t care about right and wrong. He doesn’t care about democracy, doesn’t care about the people he sends up to Capitol Hill who might get hurt, He doesn’t care about the police officers who get hurt. He only cares about one thing, and that’s himself,” Conway contained.
He added: “It’s just a complete disgrace, he’s beneath contempt, and the notion that he could possibly run for president again and be elected…is an embarrassment to the country.”
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