He just ended his own career...
Summary
Adam Mockler analyzes a viral moment from a Senate Judiciary hearing where Senator Eric Schmitt mistakenly accused Special Counsel Jack Smith of perjury over a basketball game. Schmitt claimed Smith attended an Atlanta Hawks game, but Smith revealed he was actually at a University of Maryland Hawkeyes game, exposing the senator's error on live television. The episode also covers subsequent questioning by Senator Darlene Graham regarding her late brother, highlighting Mockler's view that Republicans are using weak arguments to discredit the investigation.
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Introduction to the Senate Judiciary hearing
Backstory: Trump vs. Jack Smith and the investigation
The 'Hawks Game' perjury trap explained
Clip: Senator Schmitt questions Jack Smith on travel
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Clip: Schmitt presents text messages and accuses perjury
Schmitt's 'villain' speech and host's reaction
Clip: Jack Smith reveals he went to a Hawkeyes game
Reaction to Schmitt's humiliation and Klobuchar's look
Clip: Darlene Graham questions Smith on Lindsey Graham
Conclusion: Fighting Republican misinformation
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