Conway: Trump Was Angry in 2020 Because His Appointed Justices, Suggested by Leonard Leo, Failed to Assist in His Coup

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HAYES: “George Conway, a conservative attorney who has a lengthy history with the Federalist Society. He’s the host of the bulwarks. George Conway explains it all podcast, and he joins me now. George, I feel like you’ve got good insight into this. And one of the points I saw you make was that his anger at the Federalist Society or leonard lear, predates what’s happening now that it’s been simmering for a long time. And you said it goes back to 2020.”

CONWAY: “Yeah, it absolutely. Goes back. To 2020. He was very angry at in 2020 because the justices that he appointed to the Supreme Court, at the suggestion. Of Leonard Leo and his former and. Trump’s former White House counsel. Don McGahn, both members of the Federalist Society. Were members of the Federalist Society who failed. To step. In to assist Him in his Coup attempt The people at the Justice Department, everybody except For that. One hack, Jeffrey Clark, who stood. Up to Trump and. Said. We’re going to resign en masse if you try to make us do something to support your insurrection, your attempt to stay in in office. They were basically. Members of the conservative. Legal establishment, if. Not members of the federalist. Society themselves. So he became. Very, very resentful. In 2021. At Leonard Leo and at the Federalist Society. And the. Great irony of that today is that. A lot of. People, a. Lot of hacks. right-wing hacks join the Federalist Society in these past. Several years thinking this is the way to get a job. A plum. Job, and then next Trump Administration or or to get a judgeship. And they they they made a mistake there. They Trump. Trump does not like the Federalist Society because. It you know, actually the Federalist Society is kind of a diverse group of conservatives always was kind of like the legal equivalent of the Reagan tripod with with economic conservatives, defense conservatives and religious conservatives. It was a. Mix of a bunch of things libertarians, people like me who believe in strongly in the rule of law and are conservative in the way they interpret the Constitution. And, you know, people like Amy Coney Barrett, who the right now, who. The Trump is really Hate now. Because she’s voting. You know, for to. Apply the. Due process clause.”