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Hawks? Hawkeyes? Schmitt in probing Smith mistakes basketball mascots

In Sen. Eric Schmitt’s effort to trip up former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith Tuesday, the Missouri Republican seemed to mistake basketball teams playing about 650 miles apart.

Coverage (2)+1 copy· Sep 29, 11:20 PM to Sep 29, 11:22 PM

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WDIV ClickOnDetroit· Sep 29, 11:20 PMHawks? Hawkeyes? Schmitt in probing Smith mistakes basketball mascotsAlso ran in U.S. News & World Report
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution· Sep 29, 11:22 PMHawks? Hawkeyes? Schmitt in probing Smith mistakes basketball mascots

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MAGA Host Offers Wild Spin of Senator’s Dumb GaffeEric Schmitt was welcomed as a hero mere hours after imploding in a high-profile hearing.

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Eric Schmitt refuses to apologize for false Jack Smith perjury claimSen. Eric Schmitt confused the Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team with the Atlanta Hawks during a Jack Smith senate hearing, falsely accusing him of perjury.

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