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Senator Eric Schmitt accuses Jack Smith of perjury in heated exchange
Original: Here's @ Independent with footage of the exchange between GOP Senator Eric Schmitt and former special counsel Jack Smith
Republican Senator Eric Schmitt of Missouri clashed with former special counsel Jack Smith during a public exchange, accusing him of perjury while mistakenly confusing two basketball teams. Footage of the confrontation, published by The Independent, is circulating widely as Smith testifies about his investigations into Donald Trump.
Why now: Jack Smith's testimony before Congress is drawing attention, and the senator's apparent factual slip and perjury accusation made the exchange go viral.
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- Here's @ Independent with footage of the exchange between GOP Senator Eric Schmitt and former special counsel Jack Smith in which Schmitt confuses two basketball teams and accuses Smith of perjury. https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=Et0gcbM4XJM # USPolitics # EricSchmitt #… · NewsDesk@flipboard.social · 10
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