Senator mistakes Atlanta Hawks with Iowa Hawkeyes WBB in questioning of Jack Smith
Schmitt said text messages proved Smith lied, but the hearing turned on a mix-up between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes.
- 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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Schmitt show — Congressional Hits and Misses
The Senate was only in town for a few days before recessing for the midterms, but what a week! Especially for fans of the Atlanta Hawks! Or was it the University of Iowa Hawkeyes? One or the other. Come for the basketball team confusion, stay for the rug, dead vacuum cleaner and big heavy truck […]
GOP Senator's Atlanta Hawks, Iowa Hawkeyes Mix-Up Backfires On Attempt To Catch Jack Smith In A Lie Tied To Fani Willis
Jack Smith, the former special prosecutor who investigated numerous instances of alleged wrongdoing by President Trump, appeared before a Senate committee Tuesday. One GOP senator appeared to catch Smith committing perjury over an alleged conspiracy between the special prosecutor and the District Attorney of Fulton County, Georgia, but the elaborate and bizarre allegation quickly fell apart when it became clear that the accusation was based on a…
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