Show-Me Critics Crying Foul After Sketchy Sen. Schmitt B-Ball Allegation Against Smith

This one had to sting . . .

Objectively, it looks like somebody gave Senator Schmitt some bad info and he doubled down it.  

For the most part this is Beltway gamesmanship that doesn't amount to much but kinda demonstrates that Missouri politicos are often too eager to believe their allies and might wanna be a bit more skeptical of insider gossip . . . Forgive us for being sympathetic if only because this is a lesson that bloggers have to confront on a nearly daily basis.

UPDATE . . .

It's probably worth mentioning that Mayor Q even took a moment to clown the conservative Senator with this social media jab: "Another day another oy vey for the Missouri GOP." 

Check the roundup . . . 

"Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., accused former special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday of committing perjury when he denied having attended a specific Atlanta Hawks basketball game in 2024 — to Smith’s apparent confusion.

"The attempted trick play happened during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Smith’s now-scuttled investigations into President Donald Trump. But it soon emerged that Schmitt had the wrong team."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

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