Republican never-Trump attorney and critic turned Democratic congressional candidate George Conway issued a dire warning on Monday about President Donald Trump and his “megalomania.”

“The way things are going in America, it should be clear we don’t have much time,” Conway wrote on social media. “We certainly don’t have three years. We need to help ourselves by pushing for impeachment and removal as hard as we can and carrying it out as soon as humanly possible.”

Reiterating that he sees this as “a race against time,” Conway asked, “How quickly does the megalomaniac lose strength versus how quickly he destroy[s] everything around him. The one thing you can depend on is that the megalomaniac gets more destructive and dangerous over time before he’s done.”

Conway kicked off his social media thread with a New York Times opinion piece by history professor Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a scholar on fascism and authoritarian leaders.

He quoted Dr. Ben-Ghiat, who wrote: “I have seen this brand of strongman megalomania and the adverse effects it can ultimately have on leaders and their governments. I call it autocratic backfire.”

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“As autocrats surround themselves with loyalists who praise them and party functionaries who repeat their lies, leaders can start to believe their own hype,” the excerpt continued. “As they cut themselves off from expert advice and objective feedback, they start to promulgate unscrutinized policies that fail. Rather than course correct, such leaders often double down and engage in even riskier behavior — starting wars or escalating involvement in military conflicts that eventually reveal the human and financial tolls of their corruption and incompetence. The result: a disillusioned population that loses faith in the leader and elites who begin to rethink their support.”

Conway added that the word “megalomania” is “essentially a synonym for narcissistic sociopathy or malignant narcissism.”

“All three terms accurately describe Trump,” he charged.

He offered some “good news,” saying that, as Ben-Ghiat pointed out, “megalomaniacal leaders ultimately blow themselves up politically or militarily. The bad news is that the longer they survive, the bigger the figurative blast radius.”

Conway ended the social media thread by saying this is why he is running for Congress and posted a link to his campaign website.

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The official spokesperson for Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is defending her boss with charged language over an explosive report by The Wall Street Journal that alleges a whistleblower’s accusations are so highly classified they have not been shared with Congress for eight months.

The attorney for the whistleblower has reportedly accused Gabbard’s office of stonewalling. The complaint is said to be so highly classified that the whistleblower’s attorney has not been able to see it.

“A cloak-and-dagger mystery reminiscent of a John le Carré novel is swirling around the complaint, which is said to be locked in a safe,” the Journal reported. “Disclosure of its contents could cause ‘grave damage to national security,’ one official said. It also implicates another federal agency beyond Gabbard’s, and raises potential claims of executive privilege that may involve the White House, officials said.”

According to the Journal, the delay with sharing the complaint with Congress is “without known precedent, according to watchdog experts and former intelligence officials.”

“The inspector general is generally required to assess whether the complaint is credible within two weeks of receiving it, and share it with lawmakers within another week if it determines it is credible.”

Olivia Coleman, Gabbard’s press secretary, slammed the Journal’s report on social media, calling it “not true,” “one of the most disgusting cases of clickbait I have ever seen,” “trash,” and a “nothingburger story” that was “written like a salacious gossip column.”

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Coleman insisted there has been “absolutely NO wrongdoing by DNI Gabbard,” and claimed that the Journal “buried” that “fact” 13 paragraphs into the article.

“Gabbard answered written questions about the allegations from the inspector general’s office, a senior official at the spy agency said,” that paragraph reads. “That prompted the acting inspector general at the time, Tamara Johnson, to determine the allegations specifically about Gabbard weren’t credible, the official said. Johnson remains employed at the agency, which didn’t make her available for an interview.”

Coleman called the whistleblower allegations “a classic case of a politically motivated individual weaponizing their position in the Intelligence Community, submitting a baseless complaint and then burying it in highly classified information to create 1) false intrigue, 2) a manufactured narrative, and 3) conditions which make it substantially more difficult to produce ‘security guidance’ for transmittal to Congress.”

Mark S. Zaid, a prominent national security attorney, responded to Coleman’s post, writing: “Don’t believe what you read people. Perhaps someone should ask the Intel Committees if this is true. Do you not think this was checked beforehand? And where is the DNI OIG [Office of Inspector General] investigation? Many questions to answer.”

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Just after 1:00 a.m., President Donald Trump went on a late-night rant after Grammy Awards host Trevor Noah joked about him, Bill Clinton, and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious island.

On Friday, the Department of Justice dropped about three million Epstein-file documents, including startling—though unproven—claims about Trump.

After declaring the Grammy Awards were the “worst,” “virtually unwatchable,” and “garbage,” the president lashed out at its “total loser” host Trevor Noah, “whoever he may be,” deeming him “almost as bad as Jimmy Kimmel.”

“Noah said, INCORRECTLY about me, that Donald Trump and Bill Clinton spent time on Epstein Island,” Trump wrote. “WRONG!!! I can’t speak for Bill, but I have never been to Epstein Island, nor anywhere close, and until tonight’s false and defamatory statement, have never been accused of being there, not even by the Fake News Media.”

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Noah, the president warned, “better get his facts straight, and get them straight fast,” before making his legal threat.

“It looks like I’ll be sending my lawyers to sue this poor, pathetic, talentless, dope of an M.C., and suing him for plenty$. Ask Little George Slopadopolus, and others, how that all worked out. Also ask CBS! Get ready Noah, I’m going to have some fun with you!”

At the Grammys, Noah had said, “Song of the year. Congratulations, Billie Eilish. Wow.”

“That is a Grammy that every artist wants, almost as much as Trump wants Greenland. Which makes sense. I mean, because Epstein’s island is gone, he needs a new one to hang out with Bill Clinton, so…”

After the audience’s reaction, Noah added, “Oh, I told you, it’s my last year. What are you gonna do about it?”

Critics mocked Trump.

“It’s 1:00 am and Donald Trump is awake furiously posting on social media about the Grammys. He says he’s suing Trevor Noah for joking about him being on Epstein island. What a snowflake!!! So much for free speech!” remarked political commentator Harry Sisson.

Political commentator The Tennessee Holler remarked, “An authoritarian bully with the thinnest skin imaginable.”

SiriusXM host Dean Obeidallah declared that Trump is “again following the fascist playbook.”

“Tyrants want to be feared, not laughed at,” he noted. “The silence by GOP leaders is because they are 100% on board.”

The Bulwark’s Tim Miller wrote: “Seems like the comedy podcasters who backed Trump out of concerns about free speech threats to their industry maybe have missed the target slightly. #LegalizeComedy”

Podcaster Wajahat Ali cheered, writing, “Great. Let’s have discovery!”

Journalist and political commentator Molly Jong-Fast joked that the Grammys are “going to GITMO.”

The political commentary account Republicans Against Trump, weighed in on Trump’s threat: “Never going to happen.”

Trevor Noah takes another jab at Donald Trump #Grammys: “Song of the Year — that is a Grammy that every artist wants almost as much as Trump wants Greenland, which makes sense because Epstein’s island is gone, he needs a new one to hang out with Bill Clinton” pic.twitter.com/quUWEpX4NL

— Deadline (@DEADLINE) February 2, 2026

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