Sen. Schmitt’s Failed Attack on Jack Smith
First reported 30 Sept, 14:20 UTCUpdated 2d ago9 sources
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More evidence of an epic blunder by Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.).
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) sued former special counsel Jack Smith Wednesday, alleging he unlawfully obtained her cellphone toll records during his investigation of Trump and the 2020 election Why it matters: The lawsuit escalates Republicans' efforts to challenge Smith's investigation more than a year after his…
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- Video Shows Jack Smith At Iowa Hawkeyes Game In Maryland (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
More evidence of an epic blunder by Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.).
- Jack Smith faces new lawsuit over congressional phone records (opens Axios in a new tab)
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) sued former special counsel Jack Smith Wednesday, alleging he unlawfully obtained her cellphone toll records during his investigation of Trump and the 2020 election Why it matters: The lawsuit escalates Republicans' efforts to challenge Smith's investigation more than a year after his…
- Blackburn Takes Jack Smith’s ‘Unlawful’ Phone Record Seizure To Court (opens The Federalist in a new tab)
'This lawsuit is solely about holding Mr. Smith accountable and ensuring that our nation’s justice system can never again be weaponized against the American people.'
- Senator in botched Jack Smith gotcha moment was warned his facts were ‘unvetted’: report (opens The Independent in a new tab)
Eric Schmitt’s allegation rested on an apparent mix-up between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes
- Investigation Into Jack Smith Suggests He Was The Real Threat To Democracy (opens The Daily Caller in a new tab)
- Smith’s game-day texts reviewed by Schmitt never referenced basketball team names (opens The Hill in a new tab)
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.) erroneously accused the prosecutor of attending a game in Atlanta in an effort to tie him to a Georgia prosecution of President…
- Jack Smith Testifies, and Senate Republicans Come Up Empty-Handed (opens Slate in a new tab)
Smith used the hearing to remind senators that many likely witnesses against Trump were Republicans.
- MAGA Senator’s Epic Flop Gets Humiliating New Twist (opens The Daily Beast in a new tab)
Nathan Howard / REUTERS Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt’s humiliating basketball blunder just got even more embarrassing. The MAGA senator questioned former Special Counsel Jack Smith in a fiery Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, where he displayed text messages designed to catch Smith out. They revolved around…
- Sen. Schmitt’s Failed Attack on Jack Smith (opens The Dispatch in a new tab)
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