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Smith’s game-day texts reviewed by Schmitt never referenced basketball team names

Smith’s game-day texts reviewed by Schmitt never referenced basketball team names

Text messages obtained by The Hill show former special counsel Jack Smith’s staff didn’t reference any basketball team names, adding to the confusion around why Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) errantly accused the prosecutor of attending a game in Atlanta in an effort to tie him to a Georgia prosecution of President Trump. It’s a remarkable…

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Oct 1, 2026 · byThe Hill
Senate votes on data center, insider trading bills

Senate votes on data center, insider trading bills

Plus: 🔦Schmitt stays in the spotlight {beacon}   It’s Wednesday, and the Senate is busy.    In today’s issue: Latest on Ratepayer Protection Act Schmitt stays in the limelight Iran targets U.S. midterms Ken Griffin’s $3 billion donation Programming note: We’re Joshua Feldstein and Abigail Walker, filling in for Cate today. Please send us your…

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Sep 30, 2026 · byThe Hill
Klobuchar on Schmitt: Glad one of us knows difference between Hawks, Hawkeyes

Klobuchar on Schmitt: Glad one of us knows difference between Hawks, Hawkeyes

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) mocked GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt (Mo.) for appearing to confuse the Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team with the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks while questioning former special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday. “Before calling someone a ‘dirtbag,’ the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order,” Klobuchar wrote on…

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Sep 29, 2026 · byThe Hill
‘You make me want to throw up’: Republicans attack ex-special counsel Jack Smith at Senate hearing

‘You make me want to throw up’: Republicans attack ex-special counsel Jack Smith at Senate hearing

GOP senators lash out on Smith, who led criminal cases against Trump, with invective and inaccurate information Former special counsel Jack Smith, who led two criminal cases against Donald Trump in 2023, faced attacks from Republicans in a wide-ranging hearing on Tuesday that included a basketball mix-up, a reference to the tooth fairy and accusations of perjury. In the Senate judiciary committee hearing on Tuesday , the Republican senator Eric Schmitt, of Missouri, raised perjury allegations against Smith, seemingly over a mix-up about the Atlanta Hawks and University of Iowa Hawkeyes basketball teams. Continue reading...

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Sep 29, 2026 · byThe Guardian
Eric Schmitt seems to confuse basketball teams in attempt to link Jack Smith, Fani Willis

Eric Schmitt seems to confuse basketball teams in attempt to link Jack Smith, Fani Willis

Apparent confusion over team names derailed a line of questioning as Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) grilled former special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday about his attendance at a basketball game, suggesting the prosecutor may have coordinated with others bringing charges about Trump. The exchange would later prompt Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) to say the panel…

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Sep 29, 2026 · byThe Hill