Schmitt presented a poster of text messages to the committee, claiming they proved Smith had traveled to Atlanta on February 3, 2024, to coordinate with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Smith promptly rejected the premise, noting that he had attended a University of Maryland game to watch Caitlin Clark. Senator Amy Klobuchar stepped in to clarify that the Iowa team is nicknamed the Hawkeyes, chiding Schmitt for hurling insults before verifying his own evidence.
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Senator Schmitt’s Perjury Trap Against Jack Smith Collapses Over Team Name
Senator Eric Schmitt’s attempt to corner former special counsel Jack Smith during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing backfired Tuesday when the Missouri Republican accused Smith of lying about attending an Atlanta Hawks game, only for it to emerge that Smith had actually attended a game featuring the Iowa Hawkeyes.
The blunder drew sharp criticism from political observers. ABC News’ Jonathan Karl described the display as bizarre, noting that Schmitt flashed the poster and hid it before it could be scrutinized. Meanwhile, former NBC host Chuck Todd labeled the questioning a disaster, and Columbia Journalism School professor Bill Grueskin remarked on the embarrassment likely faced by the staffer who fed the senator the faulty information.
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