Senate Republicans rip ‘dirtbag’ Jack Smith over Trump investigations: ‘You make me want to throw up in my mouth’
Schmitt confronted Jack Smith at the hearing with an allegation about Smith’s whereabouts and coordination with a Georgia prosecutor.
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TAP FOR WHYThe New York Post has an established national-news operation, and the publisher rating supports a moderate-to-good credibility assessment. This page attributes statements to named participants but offers limited independent verification of the claims made at the hearing.
- Source type — National news publisher with an established reporting operation.
- Track record — The site's rating of 66 across 185 stories indicates a moderate-to-good record.
- Author attribution — The article names its author and identifies speakers and the hearing.
- Transparency — The article provides limited independent documentation to verify hearing participants’ competing claims.
The article identifies the participants and reports contrasting statements from Republicans, Smith and Democrats. It provides some procedural context, but relies heavily on quotes and gives little independent corroboration or detailed examination of the allegations.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article gives substantial space to Republicans’ accusations and includes Smith’s denials and defenses as well as support from Democrats. It does not independently resolve most of the disputed claims, and its dramatic framing gives the exchange a tabloid emphasis.
- Source diversity — Statements from Republicans, Smith and Democrats are included.
- Counterarguments presented — Smith disputes the claims and explains the basketball-game allegation; Democrats also defend him.
- Loaded language — The headline and story foreground personal insults and use dramatic descriptions of the exchange.
- Omitted context — The article gives little independent evidence or detailed analysis to assess the hearing’s underlying allegations.
The article reports attacks by Republicans and Smith’s response, but its description of Schmitt being embarrassed and his moment being spoiled frames the central exchange somewhat skeptically toward the Republicans. It also includes criticism from both parties and does not make a strong partisan case.
- Framing — The article characterizes Schmitt’s allegation as a moment that was spoiled and says he was embarrassed.
- Source selection — It includes Republican criticism, Smith’s defense and Democratic support for Smith.
- Language tone — The headline foregrounds insults, while the body attributes the harshest language to speakers.
At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Republicans accused former special counsel Jack Smith of misconduct in his investigations of Donald Trump, while Smith defended his decisions. A prominent exchange ended with Sen. Eric Schmitt’s allegation about Smith’s whereabouts being contradicted by Smith’s account of attending a different basketball game.
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee accused Smith of improperly targeting Trump. Schmitt alleged that Smith had coordinated with Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis and suggested Smith had perjured himself; Smith said he was at a women’s college basketball game in Maryland, not a game in Atlanta. Klobuchar challenged Schmitt’s display of messages, and Smith said he stood by his decisions as special counsel.
Other Republicans, including Kennedy, Grassley, Hawley and Cruz, criticized Smith during the hearing. Smith said his team’s investigations found proof that Trump committed serious crimes. The article reports that the Mar-a-Lago case was dismissed by a Florida judge who ruled Smith had been illegally appointed, while the 2020 election case ended after Trump returned to office in 2024. Democrats on the panel, including Durbin, defended Smith.
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12 OUTLETSFormer special counsel Jack Smith testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about his investigations of Donald Trump. Eric Schmitt questioned him about an alleged Atlanta basketball-game visit; Smith said he attended a different game. Left-leaning outlets portray Schmitt’s questioning as a failed attack built on an apparent mix-up, and stress that he continued defending his accusation. Center outlets focus on the basketball-game discrepancy while also covering the broader hearing about Smith’s investigations and subpoenas. Right-leaning outlets emphasize Republican challenges to Smith over his Trump investigations, while also recounting the disputed basketball-game allegation.
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