Crash Course: Trump "will be convicted of multiple felonies": George Conway on the bumpy road ahead

Longtime GOP lawyer says Trump won't take a deal and will call for MAGA violence — but his time is almost up. [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlHpdYP0Q2aHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL2xldHRlci81MjkwVwNzcGNCCmMzWxI8Y1IkelJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlHpdYP0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgpjM1sSPGNSJHpSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). [Donald-Trump] BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images Trump "will be convicted of multiple felonies": George Conway on the bumpy road ahead There were a few "traditional" Republicans and "principled" conservatives throughout the Trump years who for a variety of reasons spoke out against Donald Trump and walked away from the Republican Party and the MAGA movement. George Conway III was one of the loudest of those voices. Conway is a longtime Republican who left the party in 2018. By his own account, he was a candidate for various high-level positions in the Justice Department under the Trump administration. He is married to Kellyanne Conway, who was an adviser to Trump from 2017 to 2020. Conway spoke with Salon's Chauncey DeVega about his belief that Donald Trump may finally be prosecuted, convicted and perhaps even imprisoned for violations of the Espionage Act and related crimes. Contrary to the opinions of other legal experts and political observers, Conway believes that Trump's ego will never permit him to admit guilt as part of a plea bargain agreement. He warns, however, that as Trump faces more pressure from the Department of Justice and other investigations into his obvious criminal wrongdoing, he may order his followers to unleash violence and destruction. Conway predicts that if Donald Trump faces incarceration or other serious punishment, he will turn against the Republican Party and seek to destroy it in an act of revenge. Ultimately, Trump's lasting legacy may be the destruction of the Republican Party as the political monster turns against its host and creator. [Read Chauncey DeVega's full interview with George Conway.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlHpdYP0RuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMDMvd2lsbC1iZS1jb252aWN0ZWQtb2YtbXVsdGlwbGUtZmVsb25pZXMtZ2VvcmdlLWNvbndheS1vbi10aGUtYnVtcHktcm9hZC1haGVhZC9XA3NwY0IKYzNbEjxjUiR6UlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) [Donald-Trump] Emily Elconin/Getty Images Promotion from Slow Moon [Find out more] Sustainable wellbeing with a passion for pattern Slow Moon eye pillows help rest tired eyes, stimulating the oculocardiac reflex and resetting your body. Handmade from organic cotton they are the perfect tool for deeper concentration. 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[Clarence-and-Ginni-Thomas] Drew Angerer/Getty Images Supremes gone wild: Thought the high court was bad already? Just you wait! The Supreme Court isn't finished. Indeed, the right-wing justices and their allies are just getting started. If this term goes like the last one, get ready for the court to lose another 20 points in approval. It will hear cases on religion, free speech, LGBTQ rights, affirmative action and voting. It's not hard to imagine where the right-wing majority that signed on to the Dobbs decision will go now that they've decided to let it all hang out. The court plans to [hear two cases](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlHpdYP0SIaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2NvdHVzYmxvZy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNy9jb3VydC13aWxsLWhlYXItYWZmaXJtYXRpdmUtYWN0aW9uLWNoYWxsZW5nZXMtc2VwYXJhdGVseS1hbGxvd2luZy1qYWNrc29uLXRvLXBhcnRpY2lwYXRlLWluLXVuYy1jYXNlL1cDc3BjQgpjM1sSPGNSJHpSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) that could once again upend precedents in place for half a century. Then there's [Merrill v. 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Harper](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlHpdYP0Q9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2NvdHVzYmxvZy5jb20vY2FzZS1maWxlcy9jYXNlcy9tb29yZS12LWhhcnBlci0yL1cDc3BjQgpjM1sSPGNSJHpSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~), which aims to establish the ["independent state legislature" theory](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlHpdYP0R1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDkvd2lsbC10aGUtaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQtc3RhdGUtbGVnaXNsYXR1cmUtZG9jdHJpbmUtbGl0ZXJhbGx5LW1lYW4tdGhlLWVuZC1vZi1kZW1vY3JhY3kvVwNzcGNCCmMzWxI8Y1IkelJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) as the law of the land, essentially giving any Republican legislative majority in a swing state the power to do whatever it chooses when it comes to elections — with no checks on its power, including from state courts, the governor or any other election officials. 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Telling the January 6 committee that you still believe the Big Lie may seem, on its surface, to be a really bad idea, but there may be a method to the madness here. After all, Ginni Thomas was deeply involved in Trump's attempted coup in 2020, as shown by [a bevy of text messages to Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlHpdYP0RraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMjcvdG8taG9sZC1oZWFyaW5nLW9uLWdpbm5pLXRob21hcy10ZXh0LW1lc3NhZ2VzLXRvLW1hcmstbWVhZG93cy1haGVhZC1vZi0xNi9XA3NwY0IKYzNbEjxjUiR6UlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) and [emails to swing state legislators urging them](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlHpdYP0R_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMTMvbmV3LXJlcG9ydC1zaG93cy1naW5uaS10aG9tYXMtZWZmb3J0LXRvLW92ZXJ0dXJuLW11Y2gtYmlnZ2VyLXRoYW4tcHJldmlvdXNseS1yZXBvcnRlZF9wYXJ0bmVyL1cDc3BjQgpjM1sSPGNSJHpSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) to throw out the results of the election. Unable to plead innocence, Thomas may have decided the better course of action is to argue that her actions were justified by a sincere belief in the Big Lie. Thomas is not alone in going this route. On Monday, opening arguments kicked off in the high-profile trial of Stewart Rhodes and four other members of the far-right Oath Keepers, who are accused of seditious conspiracy for their extensive role in organizing the storming of the Capitol on January 6. Like Thomas, [there's just way too much text message and email evidenceÂ](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlHpdYP0R4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDkvMjgvbGVnYWwtdHJvdWJsZXMtbW91bnQtYXMtb2F0aC1rZWVwZXJzLXBsYW4tdG8tdGhyb3ctaGltLXVuZGVyLXRoZS1idXMtYXQtc2VkaXRpb24tdHJpYWwvVwNzcGNCCmMzWxI8Y1IkelJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~)for the Oath Keepers to deny their actions or intentions. Instead, they're going to argue their behavior was justified by the belief that the election was stolen and that Trump told them to do it. The Trumpist line on January 6 has been slowly morphing from "it wasn't us" into "it was justified" for months now. The effort is led by Trump himself, [who struggles to conceal his pride over January 6,](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlHpdYP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMjYvaW5uZXItdHVybW9pbC1oZS1jcmF2ZXMtY3JlZGl0LWZvci1qYW51YXJ5LTYtLWJ1dC1jYW50LWFkbWl0LWl0LWZvci1mZWFyLW9mL1cDc3BjQgpjM1sSPGNSJHpSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) which demonstrated his immense power over many of his followers. In recent months, and especially after the FBI raided Mar-a-Lago to retrieve classified documents Trump illegally removed, Trump has only doubled down on his unsubtle view that violence is a useful tool to get what he wants. He's [escalating the threatening language and demonizing attacks](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlHpdYP0RLaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDgvMTYvaXMtZ2l2aW5nLXRoZS1mYmktdGhlLWphbnVhcnktNi10cmVhdG1lbnQvVwNzcGNCCmMzWxI8Y1IkelJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) on anyone he perceives as an obstacle to his power, a strategy no one can, in good faith, pretend isn't serious after January 6. [Read more from Amanda Marcotte.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlHpdYP0R1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMDMvZ2lubmktdGhvbWFzLWFuZC10aGUtb2F0aC1rZWVwZXJzLXNpZ25hbC10aGUtbm8tcmVncmV0cy1waGFzZS1vZi1qYW51YXJ5LTYtYXBvbG9naWEvVwNzcGNCCmMzWxI8Y1IkelJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Have a tip for Salon? Feedback on this newsletter? [Let us know](mailto:brett.bachman@salon.com). Our mailing address: 1000 N. 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