Senator mistakes Atlanta Hawks with Iowa Hawkeyes WBB in questioning of Jack Smith
Schmitt’s accusation fell apart after Smith said he attended an Iowa women’s game, and Caitlin Clark scored 38 points, senators said.
- On Tuesday, Senator Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury during a Senate Judiciary hearing, alleging Smith attended an Atlanta Hawks game in Feb 2024 to meet Fulton County Attorney Fani Willis.
- Schmitt presented a poster board of text messages he claimed proved the meeting, but the accusation collapsed after observers noted he confused the NBA's Atlanta Hawks with the Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team.
- Smith denied the allegations during the hearing, and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar corrected Schmitt, noting Smith actually attended a Maryland game to watch Caitlin Clark, who scored 38 points.
- Following the debunking, Schmitt faced intense mockery, prompting media figures including Sean Hannity and Benny Johnson to delete social media posts celebrating the false accusation.
- ABC News chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl called the exchange "bizarre," highlighting how influencers circulated the narrative before verifying facts despite immediate exposure of the error.
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GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt has nowhere to hide after embarrassing Jack Smith ‘gotcha’ blows up in his face
Sen. Eric Schmitt appeared to have Jack Smith exactly where he wanted him. The Missouri Republican senator had a poster, a series of text messages and what looked like a carefully prepared line of questioning designed to put the former special counsel on the defensive. But there was a problem. What was supposed to be […]
Sen. Eric Schmitt attacks Jack Smith after making sports-team mistake
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNN) Watch raw video of Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) questioning former special counsel Jack Smith on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Schmitt mistakenly accused Smith of being in Atlanta for a Hawks game when Smith was actually in Maryland for an Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball game.
MAGA Senator Ripped After Confusing Basketball Teams In Embarrassing Attempt To Link Jack Smith And Fani Willis During Senate Hearing
Missouri Republican Senator Eric Schmitt was widely mocked after confusing his basketball teams when he attempted to link former special counsel Jack Smith with Atlanta prosecutor Fani Willis by claiming Smith went to an Atlanta Hawks game to collude with Willis about bringing charges against President Donald Trump.During a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Schmitt accused Smith of perjury after repeatedly questioning him about whether he had attended …
GOP senator bungles accusation against former special counsel Jack Smith in heated hearing • Oklahoma Voice
WASHINGTON — Former special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday defended before a U.S. Senate panel his past investigations of President Donald Trump’s possession of classified documents and alleged role in attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Judiciary Committee Republicans repeatedly dissected Smith’s work and accused him of weaponizing the Department of Justice. In a […]
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