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Schmitt's Basketball Blunder
Senator Schmitt's attempt to corner Jack Smith over Trump election claims backfires when he confuses Iowa Hawkeyes with Atlanta Hawks.
In brief
Senator Schmitt's attempt to corner Jack Smith over Trump election claims backfires when he confuses Iowa Hawkeyes with Atlanta Hawks. Senator Eric Schmitt embarrassed himself by claiming Jack Smith attended an Atlanta Hawks game when he actually watched an Iowa Hawkeyes game, exposing his false information about…
Schmitt's Claim
Senator Schmitt tried to corner Jack Smith by claiming he attended an Atlanta Hawks game on Feb 3, 2024.
“Did you go to an NBA game between the Golden State Warriors and Atlanta Hawks on Feb. 3, 2024?”
Smith's Confusion
Smith admitted he didn't recall being in Atlanta while investigating Trump, except maybe through the airport.
Schmitt's Display
Schmitt showed a blown-up photo of text messages claiming Smith perjured himself.
“I don't think that you know that we have this stuff, so I'll give you a second to process it so you don't perjure yourself”
Smith's Real Game
Smith revealed he attended an Iowa Hawkeyes game against Maryland because Caitlin Clark was playing.
Klobuchar's Clarification
Klobuchar explained the confusion by noting University of Iowa is the Hawkeyes, not Atlanta Hawks.
“Could it then be that University of Iowa is the Hawkeyes? Could that be it?”
Schmitt's Embarrassment
Schmitt lost control after Klobuchar clarified the team confusion, admitting his false information.
“From the state of Minnesota where we have the Gophers, there's not a lot of confusion, there's not a lot of professional teams with those names”
The key point
Senator Eric Schmitt embarrassed himself by claiming Jack Smith attended an Atlanta Hawks game when he actually watched an Iowa Hawkeyes game, exposing his false information about Smith's whereabouts during the Trump election investigation.
