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President Donald Trump on Monday threw another Twitter tantrum on Monday, falsely claiming that "Democrats" had found no "smocking [sic] gun" proving that he violated campaign finance laws in 2016. George Conway quickly smacked him down.
Last week, the Justice Department suggested that Trump is a felon after court filings revealed he instructed his Cohen to violate campaign finance laws by making hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels and former Playboy playmate Karen McDougal, both of whom claim to have had affairs with Trump in the 2000s.
“Democrats can’t find a Smocking Gun tying the Trump campaign to Russia after James Comey’s testimony. No Smocking… https://t.co/FDEsflAVZ5— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1544442371.0
....which it was not (but even if it was, it is only a CIVIL CASE, like Obama’s - but it was done correctly by a la… https://t.co/4LC5DD8fR7— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1544443200.0
In response, Conway reminded the president that the Justice Department investigating his suspected crimes is run by Republicans and that they have built a "very good case."
"No," Conway tweeted, "the criminal campaign-finance violations were found by professional line prosecutors in a Republican-controlled United States Department of Justice. It looks like a pretty good case. Kudos to them."
No, the criminal campaign-finance violations were found by professional line prosecutors in a Republican-controlled… https://t.co/lo8UiohYv9— George Conway (@George Conway) 1544445923.0
@Lovemypupper Just wanted to be clearer about what I was referring to ....— George Conway (@George Conway) 1544446163.0
Twitter applauded Conway's latest pushback against Trump.
@gtconway3d @cynajane GEORGE CONWAY! https://t.co/gnT9pgEz8z— Deep Purple (@Deep Purple) 1544449516.0
@gtconway3d oh george - u give me hope— ROSIE (@ROSIE) 1544472666.0
@gtconway3d @Lovemypupper Thank you for your insight sir.— ÍՂҼՏita (@ÍՂҼՏita) 1544446454.0
@gtconway3d Just...wow. If only the Senate could stand as tall as Mr. Conway. Well done sir.— ▶ Die Hard ◀ (@▶ Die Hard ◀) 1544446219.0
@gtconway3d Wow George - a reasonable conservative! Thank you for speaking out! Trumpiteers have moved the politica… https://t.co/qcjfaxbD3w— Tamara Brock Segal🦋 (@Tamara Brock Segal🦋) 1544453995.0
@gtconway3d Lol you seriously make me smile😋 Anyone who puts country over party is helping to save the country just like us resisters— SabZillAfoRilla🔥 (@SabZillAfoRilla🔥) 1544452352.0
Trump's double-typo (he misspelled 'smoking' twice) was heavily mocked.
@Roused_Rebel @haroldsmith3rd Exactly. And I specifically said “professional line prosecutors.”— George Conway (@George Conway) 1544446843.0
@gtconway3d @luvmyhollywood .@realDonaldTrump, I sew, so I'm interested in a smocking gun. For sale? Where?— Martha Hutson (@Martha Hutson) 1544446428.0
@gtconway3d @Millennial_Dems So there IS a smocking gun?!?! lol— Katie (@Katie) 1544446050.0
@gtconway3d This is all I needed today. #Resist #SmockingGun https://t.co/PL1zgKxMaZ— Linda S (@Linda S) 1544448838.0
@gtconway3d he can’t spell smoking. not fat finger mistake. keys are not close and he does it twice— audrey haake (@audrey haake) 1544446924.0
@realDonaldTrump You do realize there is a tape with you talking about this? PS late filling is just a tad differe… https://t.co/CdO0qty0h2— Dwayne Bauknight (@Dwayne Bauknight) 1544474858.0
@realDonaldTrump https://t.co/UqgXsTXLTv— Jeanette Lee (@Jeanette Lee) 1544471263.0
@realDonaldTrump OMG are you panicking or WHAT?— 2305BossFan (@2305BossFan) 1544472331.0
@realDonaldTrump I'll be glad when the words "Witch Hunt" will be heading towards the history books and a paddy wag… https://t.co/Lkc8N8LC65— The Internet (@The Internet) 1544472240.0
@realDonaldTrump RESIGN— Someonewho Cares (@Someonewho Cares) 1544475292.0
@realDonaldTrump Who else is waiting for this executive order to come down? https://t.co/PNHg4mS65j— joe wood jr. (@joe wood jr.) 1544471789.0
Not quite, Mr. President.