Coverage dated October 1, 2026

Smith’s game-day texts reviewed by Schmitt never referenced basketball team names

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Text messages obtained by The Hill show former special counsel Jack Smith’s staff didn’t reference any basketball team names, adding to the confusion around why Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) errantly accused the prosecutor of attending a game in Atlanta in an effort to tie him to a Georgia prosecution o…

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  1. The Hill

    Smith’s game-day texts reviewed by Schmitt never referenced basketball team names (opens The Hill)

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    Text messages obtained by The Hill show former special counsel Jack Smith’s staff didn’t reference any basketball team names, adding to the confusion around why Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) errantly accused the prosecutor of attending a game in Atlanta in an effort to tie him to a Georgia prosecution o…

  2. Washington Examiner

    Texts cited by Eric Schmitt at Jack Smith hearing lacked team names: Report (opens Washington Examiner)

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    During a congressional hearing this week, Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) claimed former special counsel Jack Smith once attended an NBA game in Georgia to tie him to Fulton County’s prosecution of President Donald Trump, but according to a report, the texts the senator cited did not reference any basketba…

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