Eric Schmitt doesn’t seem to think he’s done anything wrong

Most people try to get their facts straight when accusing someone of perjury—especially if the accuser is a sitting U.S. senator. But that doesn’t seem to be the case for Missouri Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt, who has been ubiquitous on social media after a failed “gotcha” moment involving former special counsel Jack Smith, who led the federal criminal investigation against President Donald Trump. The viral clip features a line of questioning between Schmitt and Smith, in which Schmitt attempts to prove that Smith lied about his whereabouts in 2024, claiming that Smith traveled to Atlanta to meet Fulton County Attorney General Fani Willis, who also pursued legal action against Trump. Schmitt suggested that Smith disguised his meeting by claiming he’d attended a game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Golden State Warriors. But what Schmitt believed to be a smoking gun did nothing more than confuse Smith, who denied attending the game in question. Schmitt continued, going as far as insinuating Smith was on course to perjure himself and calling him a “dirtbag.” But the line of questioning was based on a mix-up. Smith had attended an Iowa Hawkeyes basketball game, not an Atlanta Hawks…