I'd say he's a tool - and I'd be right, but not the way you'd think.
Oh - EVERYONE was in stitches about his "foible" with Jack Smith's hearing and Schmitt's "mix up" of the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes.
What kills me is that everything thinks it was a stupid mistake and he didn't do his homework. ....except he did.
Yes, I don't even think this next thing is a conspiracy theory.
Schmidt did what the GOP does best: distract.
He is / was a tool for the GOP.
It never once occurred to me that Schmitt's questioning of Smith and throwing around terms like 'dirtbag' and 'perjury' were not 100% planned and staged - including the "mistakes". Or especially the "mistakes". .....especially if Smith actually testified and didn't opt to Plead the Fifth like Fauchi did a few months back (though that was totally justified).
If I were a betting man, I'd say the GOP hoped Smith would Plead the Fifth and that would be the story they told. When that didn't happen, they went with Plan B.
My guess is that Schmitt's instructions were to cause a sideshow - and he did. Perfectly.
All the news organizations, the internet, all of social media talked about the "accidental" misdirect and not about the hours of testimony where Smith didn't waver and answered each and every question - none of them flattering to anyone still tied to January 6th.
Schmitt did his job.
Oh, it's a shit job, but he pulled it off flawlessly. The foam core board with a so-called text on it that was shown for 1.8 seconds leaving everyone to wonder what it really said. It turns out it didn't matter. Schmitt went right into the accusation portion of the show. He even questioned Amy Klobuchar's follow-up questions.
He played it perfectly.
Someone had to be the stooge in this hearing and Schmitt either pulled the short straw or stepped up to the plate with gusto. I'm going with the latter.
.....but no one is talking about Smith's testimony, I can tell you that.
And this is why the GOP wins so often. They distract perfectly and it works in their favour almost every single time.
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