Klobuchar on Schmitt: Glad one of us knows difference between Hawks, Hawkeyes
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- The Hillseen 30 Sept, 22:09description edited
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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...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 NBA game in Atlanta between the Hawks and the Golden State Warriors. It quickly became clear that...
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Tue, 29 September 2026
1 report- The Hill19:34first to report
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) mocked Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) for appearing to confuse the Iowa Hawkeyes women’s college 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...
Wed, 30 September 2026
4 reports- Google News - Top Stories02:09
Why Caitlin Clark was at the center of a Hawks-Hawkeyes mix-up during Senate argument - The Athletic nytimes.com Republicans wanted Jack Smith to give them a smoking gun. They got a gaffe instead. Politico Sen. Eric Schmitt’s basketball mixup, a confident witness and other takeaways from Jack Smith’s hearing CNN Hawks? Hawkeyes? Schmitt in probing Smith mistakes basketball mascots AP News Jack Smith defends handling of Trump probes at heated Senate hearing CBS News
- The Hill11:50edited after publishing
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 NBA game in Atlanta between the Hawks and the Golden State Warriors. It quickly became clear that...
- The Hill12:35
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Tuesday blasted Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) after he and his staff appeared to confuse one basketball team for another when questioning former special counsel Jack Smith about his attendance at a game. Schmitt earlier Tuesday asked Smith if he attended a February 2024 NBA game in Atlanta between the Hawks...
- newsweek.com14:41
Hours after drawing buzz as a potential JD Vance running mate, Senator Eric Schmitt went viral when a Jack Smith hearing "gotcha" collapsed over a basketball team mix-up.
Thu, 1 October 2026
1 report- The Hill20:10
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...
Thu, 8 October 2026
2 reports- Google News - Top Stories08:45
Democrats call on Chuck Grassley to apologize to Jack Smith for basketball gaffe Politico Opinion: A Hawk is not the same as a Hawkeye NPR Jack Smith Did Not Conspire Against Donald Trump While Watching Steph Curry Score 60 Points In An Overtime Loss To The Hawks Defector Which Eric Schmitt is the real one? Missouri Independent Stephanie Grace: Kennedy's claptrap degrades Senate. Who will call him out? NOLA.com
- The Hill14:49
Senate Judiciary Democrats accused their GOP counterparts of violating committee rules by failing to share documents that served as the basis for a confusing flub about sports teams when questioning Jack Smith last week. They've also demanded an apology for the former special counsel. Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) has faced backlash after he accused Smith...