Skip to main content

Understand. Power. Act.

The Library

New

One story, all the way down.

Missouri senator calls Jack Smith a 'dirtbag' in viral error

Sen. Eric Schmitt went viral after calling Jack Smith a "dirtbag" at a hearing in which the Missouri senator apparently mixed up two sports teams.

Coverage (1)· Sep 30, 7:28 PM

judiciary committee hearing Eric Schmitt Justice Government

Every telling

their own versions

Springfield News-Leader· Sep 30, 7:28 PMMissouri senator calls Jack Smith a 'dirtbag' in viral error

The thread

judiciary committee hearing →

Before

Senators gear up for Judiciary clash with Jack SmithWASHINGTON — The special counsel who supervised the dismissed federal criminal cases against President Donald Trump is set for a confrontation with the Senate Judiciary Committee this week. Even the title of the hearing — “Oversight of Jack Smith’s Abuse of Authority and the Targeting of Republicans and Related Matters”

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review8d agoWhole story →

Government house judiciary hearing

Democrat Pulls Out a KKK-Melted Clock, Drops It on the GOP Mid-Hearing, Then Asks the Question That Ties Stephen Miller Directly to White NationalismHouse Republicans on the Judiciary Committee used a hearing to go after the Southern Poverty Law Center. But Democratic Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon wasn't

Atlanta Black Star4mo agoWhole story →

Government Mary Gay Scanlon judiciary committee hearing

Since

GOP Goon Hit With Fresh Humiliation After New BombshellEric Schmitt ignored a flashing warning sign before his big flub.

The Daily Beast5d agoWhole story →

Government Eric Schmitt judiciary committee hearing

Senator flubs gotcha moment by mixing up sports teams. A woman steps in to correct himRepublican Sen. Eric Schmitt's gotcha moment turned into a schooling by Democratic colleague Amy Klobuchar, turning the tables on the age-old art of mansplaining.

Los Angeles Times5d agoWhole story →

Government Amy Klobuchar Eric Schmitt judiciary committee hearing

More like this

similar stories in the archive

Missouri GOP senator gets backlash over false Jack Smith basketball narrativeEric Schmitt is getting backlash after he appeared to try to say that special counsel Jack Smith was at a basketball game and mixed up two teams.

WJLA6d agoWhole story →

Government Eric Schmitt jack smith hearing

Eric Schmitt defends perjury trap airball at Jack Smith hearing: ‘Not a mistake’The Missouri senator dismissed the idea that he mixed up the Atlanta Hawks and University of Iowa Hawkeyes while questioning Jack Smith.

Washington Examiner6d agoWhole story →

Government Eric Schmitt jack smith hearing

The Implosion of Eric SchmittHours after drawing buzz as a potential JD Vance running mate, Senator Eric Schmitt went viral when a Jack Smith hearing "gotcha" collapsed over a basketball team mix-up.

Newsweek6d agoWhole story →

Government Eric Schmitt senate judiciary hearing

Fox News Analyst Mocks GOP Senator Over Viral BlunderSen. Eric Schmitt embarrassed himself during a lengthy tirade against Jack Smith.

HuffPost6d agoWhole story →

Government Eric Schmitt senate judiciary hearing

Sen. Eric Schmitt Says Botched 'Gotcha' Moment in Jack Smith Hearing Wasn't EmbarassingSenator Eric Schmitt's standing behind his line of questioning in the Jack Smith hearing ... even though it seems his "gotcha" moment totally backfired.

TMZ6d agoWhole story →

Government Eric Schmitt jack smith hearing

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.

Fox News3d agoWhole story →

Government Eric Schmitt senate hearing

Sen. Katie Britt’s ‘look of utter horror’ as GOP colleague’s perjury accusation unravels during Jack Smith hearing goes viralSen. Katie Britt had a viral reaction Tuesday to a perjury accusation against former Special Counsel Jack Smith that unraveled shortly after it was leveled by Sen. Eric Schmitt.

New York Post6d agoWhole story →

Government Eric Schmitt jack smith hearing

Sen. Eric Schmitt attacks Jack Smith after making sports-team mistakeWASHINGTON, D.C. (CNN) Watch raw video of Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) questioning former special counsel Jack Smith on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Schmitt mistakenly accused Smith of being in Atlanta for a Hawks game when Smith was actually in Maryland for an Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball game.

ABC17News.com6d agoWhole story →

Government Eric Schmitt senate questioning