Sen. Eric Schmitt confused an Atlanta Hawks NBA game with an Iowa Hawkeyes game while questioning former special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday
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Associated Press
Hawks? Hawkeyes? Schmitt in probing Smith mistakes basketball mascots seen
Fast Company
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New York Post
The Guardian
‘You make me want to throw up’: Republicans attack ex-special counsel Jack Smith at Senate hearing
The Independent
Excited staffer goes viral as senator bursts Republican conspiracy theory
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Hawks? Hawkeyes? Schmitt in probing Smith mistakes basketball mascots
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The Sydney Morning Herald
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USA Today
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
How the Atlanta Hawks overshadowed Jack Smith’s Senate testimony seen
Forbes
GOP Senator’s Jack Smith Accusation Falls Apart Over Confusing Atlanta Hawks And Iowa Hawkeyes
FOX Sports
Hawks? Hawkeyes? Schmitt in probing Smith mistakes basketball mascots seen
HuffPost
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KING 5
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Local 10 WPLG
Hawks? Hawkeyes? Schmitt in probing Smith mistakes basketball mascots
NBC Chicago
GOP senator airballs perjury claim against Jack Smith over apparent Hawks/Hawkeyes mixup
Newsday
Newsweek
Rolling Stone
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Slate
This Mortifying Attempt to Trap Jack Smith in Perjury Was Like Something Out of The Office
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Eric Schmitt shoots, misses while questioning ex-special counsel about basketball game
Star Tribune
As Jack Smith testifies, a senator’s accusation of perjury falters
The Atlantic
The Baltimore Sun
Hawks or Hawkeyes? Senate hearing mix-up puts Maryland game in spotlight.
The Buffalo News
Missouri senator crosses ‘hawks’ with Hawkeyes in Jack Smith questioning blowup seen
The Daily Beast
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The Hill
Raskin rips Schmitt questioning of Jack Smith: ‘He’s basically disgraced himself’
Schmitt on mix-up at Jack Smith hearing: ‘My job is to ask questions’
Klobuchar on Schmitt: Glad one of us knows difference between Hawks, Hawkeyes
Eric Schmitt seems to confuse basketball teams in attempt to link Jack Smith, Fani Willis
The New York Times
Why Caitlin Clark was at the center of a Hawks-Hawkeyes mix-up during Senate argument
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The Oregonian
Katie Britt’s face says it all when Jack Smith hearing goes off the rails
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Hawks? Hawkeyes? Schmitt in probing Smith mistakes basketball mascots
TheWrap
Times Union
Hawks? Hawkeyes? Schmitt in probing Smith mistakes basketball mascots seen
Toronto Star
Hawks? Hawkeyes? Schmitt in probing Smith mistakes basketball mascots seen
Washington Examiner
Sen. Eric Schmitt Presses Jack Smith’s Basketball Game Testimony seen
Eric Schmitt defends perjury trap airball at Jack Smith hearing: ‘Not a mistake’
Hawks or Hawkeyes? Eric Schmitt’s Jack Smith grilling runs into basketball mix-up
WCVB
Hawks? Hawkeyes? GOP senator mistakes basketball mascots in probing Jack Smith seen
Winnipeg Free Press
Hawks? Hawkeyes? Schmitt in probing Smith mistakes basketball mascots
WRAL
Hawks? Hawkeyes? Schmitt in probing Smith mistakes basketball mascots seen
WSB-TV
U.S. Senator mixes up Atlanta Hawks, Iowa Hawkeyes during Jack Smith hearing
National Review
Talking Points Memo
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The Baltimore Banner
Hawks? Hawkeyes? Schmitt in probing Smith mistakes basketball mascots