‘A total dirtbag’: GOP senator mistakenly accuses Smith of perjury over NBA game

Source: www.nbcnews.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center · Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:15:41 GMT

Former special counsel Jack Smith’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing became tense after Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., presented a text message to Smith that he suggested showed he was in Atlanta for a basketball game in 2024. What unfolded was a heated exchange of conflicting information, which resulted in the discovery that Schmitt had confused the names of basketball teams.

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