Schmitt on mix-up at Jack Smith hearing: ‘My job is to ask questions’

Schmitt on mix-up at Jack Smith hearing: ‘My job is to ask questions’

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) on Tuesday reflected on his mix-up during former special counsel Jack Smith’s hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, saying his job “is to ask questions.” Schmitt asked Smith if he attended a February 2024 NBC game in Atlanta between the Hawks and the Golden State Warriors. It quickly became clear that…

Sep 30, 2026

Texts cited by Eric Schmitt at Jack Smith hearing lacked team names: Report

During a congressional hearing this week, Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) claimed former special counsel Jack Smith once attended an NBA game in Georgia to tie him to Fulton County’s prosecution of President Donald Trump, but according to a report, the texts the senator cited did not reference any basketball team names. Schmitt accused Smith of […]

Oct 2, 2026

Eric Schmitt defends perjury trap airball at Jack Smith hearing: ‘Not a mistake’

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) said he made no mistake when he tried to place former special counsel Jack Smith in Atlanta during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, rejecting the idea that he mixed up an NBA game and a college women’s basketball game. During the hearing on Tuesday, Schmitt told Smith he had “a series […]

Sep 30, 2026

Jack Smith dodges questions about spying on Republican lawmakers

Former special counsel Jack Smith defended secretly obtaining Republican lawmakers’ phone records, but he could not say on Tuesday whether his subpoenas sought their physical locations, nor could he recall key details about his demands for conservative fundraising information. The Senate Judiciary Committee marked Smith’s first time testifying to its members about the nature of […]

Sep 29, 2026