Senator Eric Schmitt questioned Jack Smith about his attendance at a Golden State Warriors versus Atlanta Hawks game on February 3, 2024.
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Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica TarlovSep 30, 2026
Multiple reliable outlets report that Sen. Eric Schmitt asked Jack Smith at the September 29, 2026 Senate Judiciary hearing whether he attended an NBA game between the Golden State Warriors and the Atlanta Hawks on February 3, 2024.
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What was said
… The Justice Department is investigating accusations that Smith lied to the House about obtaining lawmakers' phone records. There was a moment that went viral, mega viral, between Smith and Senator Eric Schmidt. Let's watch. Did you go to an NBA a game between the Golden State Warriors and the Atlanta Hawks on February 3, 2024? What city would that be in? Atlanta. No, let me just give you a little context. Before Fannie Willis came close, clean with her affair with the prosecutor, you know, the Atlanta prosecutor that was also trying to get Trump, the next day were you in Atlanta? …
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Supports. The Associated Press reports that Schmitt repeatedly pressed Smith about whether he attended an NBA game in Atlanta on the evening of Feb. 3, 2024, with the Hawks hosting the Warriors.[1]
Supports. Reuters and NBC News both report that Schmitt asked Smith about attending a Golden State Warriors and Atlanta Hawks game on Feb. 3, 2024 during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.[2][3]
Supports. The New York Times (The Athletic) quotes Schmitt's exact question, 'Did you attend an NBA game featuring the Golden State Warriors and the Atlanta Hawks on February 3, 2024?', and reports that Smith answered he was not in Atlanta.[4]
Context. Sources agree that the questioning rested on a mix-up: Smith said he instead attended an Iowa Hawkeyes women's game at Maryland that day, so the questioning was based on confusion about which Hawks team was meant.[2][4]
Sources
4 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 tier 2
- 1Hawks? Hawkeyes? Grilling Smith, Schmitt mistakes basketball ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith tells Senate he won't ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 3GOP senator airballs perjury claim against Jack Smith over apparent Hawks/Hawkeyes mix-upnbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4How Caitlin Clark and a 2024 Warriors-Hawks game became the subject of a Senate argumentnytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
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