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Schmitt Questions Jack Smith Over Feb. 3 Hawks Game

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 2:59 AM UTC · How we work

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Schmitt brands Smith dirtbag

Senator Eric Schmitt questioned former Special Counsel Jack Smith at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about attending an Atlanta Hawks game on February 3 2024.
The hearing highlighted partisan accusations consuming committee time and raised concerns that oversight authority was being misused.
Jack Smith testified he did not recall attending the Atlanta Hawks game on that date.
Schmitt labeled Smith a “total dirtbag” and accused him of perjury during the hearing.

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Smith sports mix-up

Senator Eric Schmitt interrogated former Special Counsel Jack Smith at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about an alleged Atlanta Hawks game on February 3 2024.
The questioning exposed his confusion between the NBA Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes, misidentifying the sport’s participants.
Jack Smith denied attending the Hawks–Warriors game on February 3.
Caitlin Clark’s 38 points were noted as Smith watched the Maryland-Iowa game.

Blindspot

Senator Eric Schmitt suggested that Jack Smith’s alleged attendance at the February 3, 2024 Atlanta Hawks game was connected to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and special-counsel Nathan Wade, implying a political motive.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Right-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Left-leaning coverage.

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Schmitt brands Smith dirtbag

Senator Eric Schmitt questioned former Special Counsel Jack Smith at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about attending an Atlanta Hawks game on February 3 2024.
The hearing highlighted partisan accusations consuming committee time and raised concerns that oversight authority was being misused.
Jack Smith testified he did not recall attending the Atlanta Hawks game on that date.
Schmitt labeled Smith a “total dirtbag” and accused him of perjury during the hearing.

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