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Senate Hearing Exchange Over Jack Smith’s Basketball Reference

Schmitt questioned former special counsel Jack Smith at a Senate hearing about a basketball reference, and Klobuchar later challenged his account. Coverage centers on Schmitt’s mistaken reference and Klobuchar’s criticism of his questioning.

Lead article · HuffPost · LEFTAmy Klobuchar Explains How She Knew Eric Schmitt Was Putting On A Clown Show Before He Did
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OUTLETS
33 RATED
ARTICLES
4
SPAN
40HOURS
AVG CRED
68MEDIUM
The sides

How each side told it

OUTLETS BY LEAN3 RATED
ONE-SIDED COVERAGEHow we decide ↗

Only left-leaning outlets so far. No center or right-leaning outlet has covered this yet. Follow the story and we’ll tell you when one does.

WHO’S NAMED
People · 2 MEMBERS

Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them

Schmitt and Klobuchar were named together by 2 of 3 outlets. Counted by outlet.

FAVORABLEMIXEDNEUTRALCRITICAL
R · MO · SENATOR

Questioned Jack Smith at a Senate hearing about which basketball game he attended, then defended the questioning after the reference was challenged.

NAMED BY 3 OF 3
LEFT
▼ MOSTLY CRITICAL3 OF 3 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mostly critical, 3 of 3 outlets.
CENTER
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSCenter outlets: not named.
RIGHT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
D · MN · DEMOCRATIC STEERING COMMITTEE CHAIR

Challenged Schmitt’s account of his questioning, identified Smith’s reference as the Iowa Hawkeyes, and said Schmitt should apologize.

NAMED BY 2 OF 3
LEFT
▲22 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: 2 outlets, 2 favorable.
CENTER
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSCenter outlets: not named.
RIGHT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
Timeline · 40 HOURS

When each side picked it up

ARTICLES PER 6 HOURS
LEFTCENTERRIGHTCENTER AND RIGHT: NO COVERAGE YET

When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 4 articles, first wed 3:32 am.

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