Schmitt on mix-up at Jack Smith hearing: ‘My job is to ask questions’

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Schmitt, Klobuchar get into dispute during Jack Smith's Senate hearing

Schmitt, Klobuchar get into dispute during Jack Smith's Senate hearing

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 there was confusion about the game, after he appeared to mistake the Iowa Hawkeyes for the Hawks.

“We had information, of course, about him being at a basketball game,” the Missouri Republican told Nexstar affiliate KTVI St. Louis later Tuesday. “The only NBA game going on that night was in Atlanta on Feb. 2 of 2024. His team had talked about that. He answered the question.”

“My job is to ask the questions, and his job is to answer the questions,”........

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