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Schmitt’s smoking gun backfires on him

Headline from The Fulcrum

Tuesday was supposed to be a big day for Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt, a little-known first-term junior Senator whose main claim to fame thus far was the 25 lawsuits he filed against President Joe Biden’s administration in a span of 20 months while Missouri’s attorney general.

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3 articles, oldest first.

  1. Sun Times

    Schmitt's Hawk 'gotcha' didn't fly the way he and fellow Republicans hoped (opens Sun Times)

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    Sun Times's feed description

    Tuesday was supposed to be a big day for Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt, a little-known first-term junior senator whose main claim to fame thus far was the 25 lawsuits he filed against President Joe Biden’s administration in a span of 20 months while Missouri’s attorney general.

  2. Triblive

    S.E. Cupp: Schmitt’s smoking gun backfires on him (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    Tuesday was supposed to be a big day for Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt, a little-known first-term junior senator whose main claim to fame thus far was the 25 lawsuits he filed against President Joe Biden’s administration in a span of 20 months while Missouri’s attorney general.

  3. The Fulcrum

    Schmitt’s smoking gun backfires on him (opens The Fulcrum)

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    The Fulcrum's feed description

    Tuesday was supposed to be a big day for Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt, a little-known first-term junior Senator whose main claim to fame thus far was the 25 lawsuits he filed against President Joe Biden’s administration in a span of 20 months while Missouri’s attorney general.

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