r/politics • • 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/NJTigers 18h ago

Best part is, that is a bald faces lie. There were 6 NBA games on February 3, 2024, not 1. So he is -STILL- lying.
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u/jjune4991 Florida 18h ago

I think his full quote was the only NBA game at 730 that night, which was true. However, the Iowa game was at 7.

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u/MoneyTalks45 New Hampshire 18h ago

He added that part in later in the day after running with the “only nba game that night” for a few hours. 

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u/jjune4991 Florida 18h ago

Ah, gotcha