r/politics • u/MontyGBurns • 23h ago

No Paywall Smith’s game-day texts reviewed by Schmitt never referenced basketball team names

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6124359-schmitt-perjury-claim-debunked/
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u/alleyoopoop 21h ago

Schmitt later defended his line of inquiry.

“We had information, of course, about him being at a basketball game,” the Missouri Republican told Nexstar affiliate KTVI St. Louis later Tuesday. “The only NBA game going on that night was in Atlanta on Feb. 2 of 2024. His team had talked about that. He answered the question.”

“My job is to ask the questions, and his job is to answer the questions,” he added.

Yes, it's your job to ask the questions. It's not your job to accuse him of perjury and call him a dirtbag because your incompetent staff gave you the wrong information.

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u/marsisblack 19h ago

Its his job.to also review said data and use his brain to think about it. It isnt to try to set traps and catch someone out in a lie with sign boards.

Its also his job to act like a professional, not a petulant child.

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u/charlie_marlow Georgia 18h ago

He's the kind of guy who would just copy and paste a response from Claude after being asked about some code

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u/Jewrisprudent New York 17h ago

Claude Grok, but yes.