Conservative attorney George Conway speaking to CNN host Wolf Blitzer on November 14, 2024

Conservative attorney George Conway is reportedly close to officially announcing his intent to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026, and is promising to be a major thorn in President Donald Trump's side if elected.

The New York Times reported Wednesday that Conway – the former spouse of longtime senior Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway — recently met with Democratic activists and hired prominent Democratic pollster Anna Greenberg as he entertains the idea of running for the seat vacated by Rep. Jerrold Nadler. (D-N.Y) He is also reportedly looking for an apartment within the Manhattan-area district to meet residency requirements, as he currently lives in the Washington D.C. suburb of Bethesda, Maryland (and is a neighbor of former National Security Advisor John Bolton).

During an event organized by liberal group Democracy Docket, Conway promised that he would use his time in elected office to hold Trump administration officials legally accountable — particularly those within the Department of Justice (DOJ). The longtime Trump critic noted that despite his past, he would run as a Democrat.

"This is crazy, but the crazy thing about it is it’s not so crazy," Conway told Democracy Docket members.

“We need to do things to make sure there is accountability. We need to undo the damage that he has done to the Justice Department," he said. "And then we have to create new safeguards that are going to make the Watergate safeguards look like child’s play.”

If Conway ran for Nadler's seat, he would have to survive a crowded Democratic primary. Progressive activist Cameron Kasky (a survivor of the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida) is running, along with Jack Schlossberg, who is the grandson of former President John F. Kennedy. According to the Times, Conway said Democrats needed more candidates "who don't have any more effs to give."

"I want to fight these mothers," Conway said.

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