George Conway

George Conway's father, an electrical engineer, worked for defense contractor Raytheon. His mother was an organic chemist from the Philippines.{{Cite web |date=January 12, 2017 |title=FilAms Greet Potential Trump Pick for Solicitor General With Surprise, Skepticism |url=http://newamericamedia.org/2017/01/filams-greet-potential-trump-pick-for-solicitor-general-with-surprise-skepticism.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203155217/http://newamericamedia.org/2017/01/filams-greet-potential-trump-pick-for-solicitor-general-with-surprise-skepticism.php |archive-date=February 3, 2017 |access-date=April 4, 2017 |website=Manila Mail |url-status=usurped |publisher=Media Manila, Inc.}}

Conway grew up outside Boston and graduated from Marlborough High School in Marlborough, Massachusetts.{{Cite web |last=Lat |first=David |title=A Closer Look At George Conway, Wachtell Lipton Partner And Husband Of Kellyanne Conway |url=https://abovethelaw.com/2017/05/a-closer-look-at-george-conway-wachtell-lipton-partner-and-husband-of-kellyanne-conway/ |access-date=2019-07-16 |website=Above the Law |date=May 15, 2017 |language=en-US}} In 1984, Conway graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College with a Bachelor of Arts in biochemistry, where William A. Haseltine served as his faculty advisor.{{cite tweet|user=gtconway3d|number=1247247602430730250|date=April 6, 2020|title=My college advisor!}} Three years later, he obtained his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School, where he was an editor of the Yale Law Journal and president of the school's Federalist Society chapter.{{Cite news |last=Lat |first=David |date=January 4, 2017 |title=An Exciting New Entrant In The Solicitor General Sweepstakes |work=Above the Law |url=http://abovethelaw.com/2017/01/an-exciting-new-entrant-in-the-solicitor-general-sweepstakes/ |access-date=March 18, 2017}}{{Cite web |date=March 1987 |title=Masthead, Vol 96(4) |url=https://www.yalelawjournal.org/masthead/volume-96 |access-date=October 23, 2017 |publisher=Yale Law Journal}}

In 1987 and 1988, Conway served as a law clerk to Judge Ralph K. Winter Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. In September 1988, Conway joined the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. He was named a partner of the firm in the Litigation Department in January 1994{{Cite web |title=George T. Conway bio |url=http://www.wlrk.com/GTConway/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830074250/https://www.wlrk.com/attorney/gtconway/ |archive-date=August 30, 2019 |website=Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz}} at a million dollars a year. Conway's practice focused on litigation involving securities, mergers and acquisitions, contracts, and antitrust. In 2016, Wachtell Lipton reported $5.8 million in profits per partner.{{cite web | url=https://abovethelaw.com/2017/04/the-2017-am-law-100-a-turning-point-for-biglaw/2/ | title=The 2017 Am Law 100: A Turning Point for Biglaw? – Page 2 of 2 – Above the LawAbove the Law | date=April 27, 2017 }}

Conway agreed to work unpaid as one of the attorneys who represented Paula Jones in her lawsuit against U.S. president Bill Clinton.{{Cite news |last1=Van Natta Jr. |first1=Don |last2=Abramson |first2=Jill |date=January 24, 1999 |title=Quietly, Team of Lawyers Who Disliked Clinton Kept Jones Case Alive |work=The New York Times |url=https://partners.nytimes.com/library/politics/012499jones-lawyers.html |access-date=March 21, 2017}}{{Cite journal |last=Senator Harkin (IA) |date=February 12, 1999 |title=Trial of William Jefferson Clinton |url=https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/1999/2/12/senate-section/article/s1462-2 |journal=Congressional Record |volume=145 |issue=26 |page=106th Congress, 1st Session, Senate |access-date=March 21, 2017}} During the representation of Jones, Conway worked closely with Ann Coulter and Matt Drudge.{{Cite news |last=Terris |first=Ben |date=May 13, 2017 |title=George Conway is the man at the center of everything |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/george-conway-is-the-man-at-the-center-of-everything/2017/05/13/e0720ad6-366b-11e7-b412-62beef8121f7_story.html |access-date=October 10, 2017}}

On March 29, 2010, Conway argued the securities case of Morrison v. National Australia Bank before the U.S. Supreme Court. Conway won the case, which was decided by an 8–0 vote; the opinion was written by Justice Antonin Scalia.[http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/morrison-v-national-australia-bank/ Morrison v. National Australia Bank] (2010). SCOTUSblog. Retrieved March 18, 2017.

Conway has been considered for some United States Department of Justice posts. In January 2017, he was considered for the post of Solicitor General. The job eventually went to Noel Francisco.{{Cite news |last=Diamond |first=Jeremy |date=December 31, 2016 |title=Kellyanne Conway's husband on short list for top US lawyer job |work=CNN |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/30/politics/kellyanne-conways-husband-on-short-list-for-top-us-lawyer-job/ |access-date=March 18, 2017}}{{Cite news |last=Mauro |first=Tony |date=January 3, 2017 |title=SCOTUS Bar Warms Up to Wachtell Lawyer as Possible Trump SG |work=National Law Journal |url=http://www.nationallawjournal.com/home/id=1202775981455/SCOTUS-Bar-Warms-Up-to-Wachtell-Lawyer-as-Possible-Trump-SG |access-date=March 18, 2017}}{{Cite news |last=Passarella |first=Gina |date=January 1, 2017 |title=Wachtell's George Conway a Potential Trump Pick for Solicitor General |work=New York Law Journal |url=http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/home/id=1202775892135/Wachtells-George-Conway-a-Potential-Trump-Pick-for-Solicitor-General |access-date=March 18, 2017}} On March 17, 2017, it was reported that he would be nominated to run the United States Department of Justice Civil Division.{{Cite news |last1=Viswanatha |first1=Aruna |last2=Kendall |first2=Brent |date=March 17, 2017 |title=Kellyanne Conway's Husband Is Set to Lead Justice Department Division |work=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-adviser-kellyanne-conways-husband-is-set-to-lead-justice-departments-civil-division-1489771204 |access-date=January 14, 2020}}{{Cite magazine |last=Berenson |first=Tessa |date=March 17, 2017 |title=Kellyanne Conway's Husband to Be Nominated to Department of Justice Post |magazine=Time |url=https://time.com/4705531/george-conway-justice-civil-rights/ |access-date=March 18, 2017}}{{Cite news |last=Sharman |first=Jon |date=March 17, 2017 |title=Kellyanne Conway's husband George 'set for top job at Justice Department' |work=The Independent (UK) |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kellyanne-conway-husband-george-civil-division-department-justice-a7636256.html |access-date=March 18, 2017}}{{Cite news |last=Goldmacher |first=Shane |date=March 17, 2017 |title=Kellyanne Conway's husband emerges as front-runner to head DOJ's civil division |work=Politico |url=http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/george-conway-justice-department-civil-division-236174 |access-date=March 18, 2017}} However, on June 2, 2017, Conway announced that he declined to pursue the post.{{Cite news |last=McCaskill |first=Nolan D. |date=June 2, 2017 |title=Kellyanne Conway's husband bows out of DOJ post |work=Politico |url=http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/02/george-kellyanne-conway-justice-department-post-239074 |access-date=June 2, 2017}}{{Cite news |last=Davis |first=Julie Hirschfeld |date=June 2, 2017 |title=Husband of Kellyanne Conway Steps Back From Possible Justice Dept. Post |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/02/us/politics/george-conway-kellyanne-conway-justice-department.html |access-date=June 2, 2017}} On November 16, 2018, Conway stated that a reason he did not join the Trump administration was because it was "like a shitshow in a dumpster fire".{{Cite web |date=November 16, 2018 |title=The Trump administration is a "shitshow in a dumpster fire," says George Conway About Turning Down Justice Department Appointment |url=https://www.newsweek.com/trump-shitshow-dumpster-fire-conway-justice-1219567 |work=Newsweek|first=Greg|last=Price|access-date=November 17, 2018}}

On November 9, 2018, Conway and Neal Katyal wrote an op-ed in The New York Times challenging the constitutionality of Trump's appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general following the termination of Jeff Sessions. Trump relied on the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 (FVRA), which allows the president to make interim appointments, to appoint Whitaker. Conway and Katyal argued that it was a mistake to try to use the FVRA to override the explicit wording of the Constitution, which requires Senate approval of all appointees who answer directly to the president.

In November 2018, Conway organized a group called Checks and Balances. The group was composed of more than a dozen members of the conservative-libertarian Federalist Society, which had been instrumental in selecting candidates for the Trump administration to appoint to federal courts. The New York Times reported that the group was "urging their fellow conservatives to speak up about what they say are the Trump administration's betrayals of bedrock legal norms".{{Cite web |title=Conservative Lawyers Say Trump Has Undermined the Rule of Law |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/14/us/politics/conservative-lawyers-trump.html|work=The New York Times|first=Adam|last=Liptak|date=November 14, 2018 |access-date=November 20, 2018}}

Conway is a founding member and advisor of the Lincoln Project, a conservative Super PAC formed in December 2019 and dedicated to "Defeat President Trump and Trumpism at the ballot box".{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Brian |date=2019-12-19 |title='Never Trump' super PAC raises over $400,000 on strength of impeachment day donations |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/18/never-trump-super-pac-raise-over-400000-since-launch-impeachment.html |access-date=2020-01-13 |website=CNBC |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2019-12-17 |title=Trump conservative critics launch PAC to fight reelection |url=https://apnews.com/513cab63a1b3317f6342daf888a10763 |access-date=2019-12-27 |work=AP News|first=Steve|last=Peoples}}{{Cite news |last=Yilek |first=Caitlin |date=December 17, 2019 |title='Empty faith led by a bogus prophet': George Conway leads Never Trumpers denouncing president |work=Washington Examiner |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trumps-conservative-critics-including-george-conway-launch-pac-to-fight-reelection |access-date=December 27, 2019}} Its detailed aim is "persuading enough disaffected conservatives, Republicans and Republican-leaning independents in swing states and districts to help ensure a victory in the Electoral College, and congressional majorities that don't enable or abet Mr. Trump's violations of the Constitution".{{Cite news |date=December 17, 2019 |title=Republican election strategists launch anti-Trump project ahead of 2020 |work=Axios |url=https://www.axios.com/never-trump-republicans-lincoln-project-2020-george-conway-47c487d2-a88c-4178-b25c-8683d008fb40.html |access-date=January 10, 2020}} The group released its first video on January 9, 2020; called "The MAGA Church"; it warns evangelicals to beware of false prophets.{{Cite news |last=Allen |first=Mike |date=January 9, 2020 |title=First look: Anti-Trump Republican video mocks 'MAGA Church' |work=Axios |url=https://www.axios.com/lincoln-project-donald-trump-evangelical-voters-f6cfd864-cc1f-4b6c-b881-690151c95dd7.html |access-date=January 10, 2020}} On August 23, 2020, he announced that he would be taking a leave from the Lincoln Project in order to devote more time to his family.{{cite tweet|user=gtconway3d|number=1297719430697426946|date=August 23, 2020|title=So I'm withdrawing from @ProjectLincoln to devote more time to family matters. And I'll be taking a Twitter hiatus. Needless to say, I continue to support the Lincoln Project and its mission. Passionately.}} Kellyanne Conway, his wife, announced her departure from the White House the same day as well.{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/23/politics/kellyanne-conway-george-conway-white-house-lincoln-project/index.html|title=Kellyanne Conway announces she's leaving the White House and George Conway is stepping away from Lincoln Project|first=Paul|last=LeBlanc|website=CNN|date=August 24, 2020}} In 2021, Conway said that the Lincoln Project should shut down considering revelations that some of its leadership ignored warnings that another founder was harassing young men, including interns.{{cite news |last1=Hakim |first1=Danny |last2=Becker |first2=Jo |title=George Conway, a Lincoln Project founder, backs shuttering the group amid a harassment crisis. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/16/us/politics/george-conway-lincoln-project-sexual-harassment.html |access-date=22 October 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216212434/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/16/us/politics/george-conway-lincoln-project-sexual-harassment.html |archive-date= 16 February 2021}}

Following the first impeachment of Donald Trump, Conway opined in The Washington Post that if the relevant witnesses are not allowed to testify during the Senate Trump impeachment trial, Trump's defenders will be negatively affected by "the very evidence they sought to suppress".{{Cite news |last=Conway |first=George |date=December 19, 2019 |title=George Conway: Republican senators run the risk of being shamed by Trump himself |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/george-conway-republican-senators-run-the-risk-of-being-shamed-by-trump-himself/2019/12/18/1fb19698-21de-11ea-a153-dce4b94e4249_story.html |access-date=January 8, 2020}}{{Cite news |last=Sargent |first=Greg |date=December 30, 2019 |title=Explosive new revelations just weakened Trump's impeachment defenses |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/12/30/explosive-new-revelations-just-weakened-trumps-impeachment-defenses/ |access-date=January 8, 2020}} Upon Senator Mitch McConnell's refusal to subpoena John Bolton in a Senate impeachment trial, Conway and Neal K. Katyal opined in The New York Times, "There is only one possible explanation for this behavior: [McConnell] is afraid of the truth. Otherwise, what argument can there be for refusing to hear from a central witness like Mr. Bolton, who other witnesses have indicated was exceptionally concerned about the suspension of military aid to Ukraine?"{{Cite news |last1=Katyal |first1=Neal K. |last2=Conway III |first2=George T. |date=January 7, 2020 |title=Why Is Mitch McConnell So Afraid of John Bolton? |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/opinion/john-bolton-testify.html |access-date=January 8, 2020}}

In April 2024, Conway donated the maximum legal amount of $929,600 to the Biden Victory Fund. When questioned about why he made the donation, Conway told CNN that he believed the election crucial for upholding democracy and the rule of law.{{Cite web |last=Stuart |first=Elizabeth |last2=Gangel |first2=Jamie |date=2024-04-03 |title=Trump critic George Conway donates maximum amount to Biden’s reelection effort {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/03/politics/george-conway-donation-maximum-biden-trump/index.html |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=CNN |language=en |quote=When asked why he made the donation, Conway told CNN, 'This election is about nothing less than whether we’ll continue to live in a democracy under the rule of law. That’s priceless, so I consider my contribution to be a bargain.' }}

In May 2024, Conway funded a billboard directly on the path from Mar-a-Lago to Doral where Trump plays golf. The advertisement said "Vote for Joe, not the psycho".{{Cite web|title=George Conway trolls Trump with billboard near Mar-a-Lago|website=MSNBC|access-date=24 May 2024|url=https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/george-conway-trolls-trump-with-billboard-near-mar-a-lago-211542085807}}

Conway occasionally appears in mainstream news media as an expert guest to offer his opinion in matters involving Donald Trump's legal battles. Beside the national TV networks he also would join in podcasts of several streaming channels.

Since 2024 he has worked with Sarah Longwell from the Bulwark. They created the "George Conway Explains" video series in which they discuss current issues having to do with the law, and Conway breaks them down for a lay audience.

In the 3rd season of FX television series, Impeachment: American Crime Story, which portrays the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, George Conway was played by George Salazar.

In the late 1990s, Conway dated conservative pundit Laura Ingraham.{{Cite news |last1=Conason |first1=Joe |last2=Lyons |first2=Gene |date=March 4, 2000 |title=Impeachment's little elves |language=en |work=Salon.com |url=https://www.salon.com/2000/03/04/willey/ |access-date=October 10, 2017}} After he saw Kellyanne Fitzpatrick on the cover of a society magazine, he asked Ann Coulter for an introduction and began dating Fitzpatrick. George and Kellyanne married in 2001.{{Cite news|last=Cirelli|first=Ken|date=December 4, 2016|title=The strange case of Kelly Anne Conway's zip-code-envy|work=dailykos.com|url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/12/4/1607111/-The-strange-case-of-Kelly-Anne-Conway-s-zip-code-envy}} They have four children. The family lived in Alpine, New Jersey, but moved to Washington, D.C., after Trump was elected president.

In 2020, Conway's daughter, Claudia Conway, made a series of anti-Trump comments on TikTok.{{Cite web|last=Santucci|first=Jeanine|date=June 30, 2020|title=Kellyanne Conway's teen daughter hopes to help 'educate' with TikToks opposing Trump, supporting Black Lives Matter|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/30/kellyanne-conways-teen-daughter-claudia-posts-anti-trump-videos/3285180001/|access-date=July 11, 2020|website=USA Today|language=en-US}} On July 2, she said that her father approved of utilizing her right to free speech and voicing her own opinions.{{Cite web|last=Neumann|first=Sean|date=July 2, 2020|title=Kellyanne Conway's Daughter Is an Anti-Trump TikTok Star: 'My Dad Thinks It's Awesome I'm Speaking for Myself'|url=https://people.com/politics/kellyanne-conway-teenage-daughter-claudia-anti-trump-tiktok/|access-date=July 11, 2020|website=People.com|language=EN}}

Since 2018, Conway's stated political positions have often been contrary to those taken by his wife on behalf of the Trump administration.{{Cite news |date=June 12, 2018 |title=Kellyanne Conway's husband defends Mueller's investigation |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/11/politics/george-conway-trump/index.html |access-date=June 18, 2018|first=Katelyn|last=Polantz|website=CNN}}{{Cite news |date=May 25, 2018 |title=Kellyanne Conway's husband reportedly gives anti-Trump writers suggestions on how to improve their arguments |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/george-conway-criticizes-trump-2018-5 |access-date=June 18, 2018 |first=Grace|last=Panetta|website=Business Insider}} His published legal interpretations of Trump's actions differ from his wife's positions,Wagner, John, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-installation-of-acting-ag-was-unconstitutional-argues-husband-of-kellyanne-conway/2018/11/08/fd84aed0-e380-11e8-8f5f-a55347f48762_story.html Trump's installation of acting AG was unconstitutional, argues husband of Kellyanne Conway], The Washington Post, November 8, 2018 and on Twitter he has been critical of Trump on a personal level.{{Cite news |last=Bowden |first=John |date=September 15, 2018 |title=George Conway rips Trump over tweet about Obama's '57 states' gaffe |work=The Hill |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/406885-george-conway-rips-trump-over-tweet-about-obama-2008-gaffe/ |access-date=November 1, 2018}} In March 2019, Trump responded to Conway's attacks by calling him a "stone cold LOSER & husband from hell" on Twitter.{{Cite news |last1=Wagner |first1=John |last2=Dawsey |first2=Josh |date=March 20, 2019 |title='Husband from hell!': Trump escalates feud with spouse of Kellyanne Conway, says he's hurting his family |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/husband-from-hell-trump-escalates-feud-with-spouse-of-kellyanne-conway/2019/03/20/587a03d8-4b07-11e9-93d0-64dbcf38ba41_story.html |access-date=December 17, 2019}} Kellyanne defended Trump's comments in an interview, saying that Trump was "a counterpuncher" and was free to respond when he is attacked.{{Cite web |last=Lippman |first=Daniel |title=Kellyanne Conway defends Trump after he attacked her husband |date=March 20, 2019 |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/20/kellyanne-george-conway-trump-1229193 |access-date=22 March 2019 |publisher=Politico}}

In March 2023, George and Kellyanne announced that they were divorcing after 22 years of marriage.{{Cite news |title=Kellyanne Conway and George Conway confirm they are divorcing |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/03/04/kellyanne-conway-george-conway-divorce/ |access-date=2023-03-05 |issn=0190-8286}}

• {{Cite news |last1=Conway |first1=George |last2=Katyal |first2=Neal K. |date=November 8, 2018 |title=Trump's Appointment of the Acting Attorney General Is Unconstitutional |work=The New York Times |department=Opinion |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/08/opinion/trump-attorney-general-sessions-unconstitutional.html}}
• {{Cite journal |last1=Conway |first1=George T. III |last2=Savarese |first2=John F |date=July 1, 2013 |title=The Impact of 'Kiobel' Curtailing the Extraterritorial Scope of the Alien Tort Statute |url=http://www.wlrk.com/webdocs/wlrknew/AttorneyPubs/WLRK.22595.13.pdf |journal=Wall Street Lawyer |volume=17 |issue=7 |pages=3–10}}
• {{Cite news |last1=Conway |first1=George |last2=Ku |first2=Julian |date=July 4, 2013 |title=When Corporate Defendants Go on Offense |page=A11 |work=The Wall Street Journal |url=http://www.wlrk.com/webdocs/wlrknew/AttorneyPubs/WLRK.22604.13.pdf}}
• {{Cite web |last=Conway |first=George |date=June 11, 2018 |title=Executive Power: The Terrible Arguments Against the Constitutionality of the Mueller Investigation |url=https://lawfaremedia.org/terrible-arguments-against-constitutionality-mueller-investigation |publisher=Published by Lawfare in cooperation with the Brookings Institution}}

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{{Cite news |first=Andrew|last=Rudalevige |date=2018-11-10 |title=No one is surprised that Jeff Sessions is out. But is his replacement's appointment unconstitutional? |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/11/10/no-one-is-surprised-that-jeff-sessions-is-out-but-is-his-replacements-appointment-unconstitutional/ |access-date=2018-11-10 |quote=But Conway's pedigree is quite different. While he has recently become a public critic of Trump, in the 1990s Conway helped with the Paula Jones case that helped lead to Bill Clinton's impeachment; he is married to high-ranking Trump staffer Kellyanne Conway; and he was seriously considered for the role of Trump's solicitor general.}}

{{Cite news |last=Neal K. Katyal, George T. Conway III |date=2018-11-08 |title=Trump's Appointment of the Acting Attorney General Is Unconstitutional |page=A31 |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/08/opinion/trump-attorney-general-sessions-unconstitutional.html |access-date=2018-11-11 |quote=For the president to install Mr. Whitaker as our chief law enforcement officer is to betray the entire structure of our charter document.}}

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