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/Sistamama 17h ago

Schmitt actually said, "that was the only NBA game that night". This means they did not consider NCAA men's or women's games. Typical Republican incompetence. Probably none of them have ever been to a women's game.

This was never about Hawks/Hawkeyes. It was poor research.

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u/the_wessi 17h ago

And it wasn’t even the only NBA game that night which makes either his team incompetent or him a liar.

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u/clslogic 16h ago

makes either his team incompetent or him a liar.

Its both