Senator Eric Schmitt Accuses Jack Smith of Perjury Over Basketball Game Mix-Up

Senator Eric Schmitt, a Republican from Missouri, accused former special counsel Jack Smith of perjury during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on September 29, 2026. Schmitt questioned Smith about his attendance at a basketball game between the Golden State Warriors and the Atlanta Hawks on February 3, 2024. Smith appeared confused and denied attending the game. Schmitt continued to press Smith about his whereabouts in Atlanta on that date, linking it to a statement made by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis regarding her personal relationship with a prosecutor involved in a case against former President Donald Trump. Smith reiterated that he did not attend the Hawks game, stating, "I definitely did not go to a Hawks game. I’m sure of that." Schmitt then suggested he had text messages indicating Smith was in Atlanta at the game, but Smith expressed confusion over the evidence presented. Schmitt concluded by labeling Smith as "a total dirtbag." Following Schmitt's questioning, Senator Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat from Minnesota, allowed Smith to clarify that he had attended a University of Maryland basketball game against the Iowa Hawkeyes on the same date, which Klobuchar later confirmed.