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Politics● LowOct 1 · Oct 1, 2026, 8:10 PM

Smith’s game-day texts reviewed by Schmitt never referenced basketball team names

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

Text messages obtained by The Hill show former special counsel Jack Smith’s staff didn’t reference any basketball team names, adding to the confusion around why Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) errantly accused the prosecutor of attending a game in Atlanta in an effort to tie him to a Georgia prosecution of President Trump. It’s a remarkable…

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