Kellyanne Conway's husband says Trump
tweets hurting legal case
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[June 06, 2017]
By Ayesha Rascoe and Karen Freifeld
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The husband of White
House adviser Kellyanne Conway criticized President Donald Trump's
tweets about the administration's temporary travel ban on Monday, saying
they were undercutting the Justice Department's ability to defend his
policies.
The president's messages "may make some people feel better," but they
will not help the administration achieve its goal of getting the Supreme
Court to rule in its favor, George Conway said in a Twitter message.
George Conway is a lawyer who last week withdrew from contention for a
senior Justice Department post; his wife was Trump's 2016 campaign
manager before joining him in the White House as a senior adviser who is
one of Trump's most vigorous defenders.
In later Twitter messages, George Conway emphasized he still "very, very
strongly" supports Trump and his executive order, but he said tweets on
legal matters "seriously undermine" the administration's agenda. He also
said that "sensible" lawyers in the White House and Justice Department
agree with him.
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In his early morning Twitter messages on Monday, Trump potentially hurt
his administration's legal case as it seeks to have the Supreme Court
overturn lower courts' rulings and allow the travel ban to go into
effect. He assailed the Justice Department for a revised version of the
measure that he called "watered down" and "politically correct."
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment
about George Conway's tweets.
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White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway attends a healthcare
listening session at the White House in Washington, DC, U.S. June 5,
2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
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The travel ban, which Trump says is aimed at preventing attacks in
the United States, seeks to halt entry to the United States for 90
days for people from several predominantly Muslim countries and bar
refugees for four months. Critics say it is discriminatory.
Conway was in contention to head the civil division of the Justice
Department, which would have given him responsibility for defending
the travel ban in court. He said last week that it was "not the
right time" for him to leave the private sector.
(Reporting by Ayesha Rascoe; Editing by Caren Bohan and Frances
Kerry)
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