It’s not often (if ever?) that the Atlanta Hawks feature in a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. But that’s exactly what happened this week, when U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-MO, used what he thought was a trip to a Hawks game by former special prosecutor Jack Smith as a ‘gotcha’ moment to link him to Fulton County DA Fani Willis. The problem? Smith never went to an Atlanta Hawks game, and the “Hawks game” referenced in text messages referred to an Iowa Hawkeyes game Smith attended in Maryland. Whoops! The viral blunder has Schmitt SINKING…
New York man arrested over threats to Mike Collins
Georgia law enforcement officials traveled all the way up to Buffalo, New York this week to arrest a man charged with making death threats to U.S. Rep. Mike Collins and his son-in-law. The suspect faces two counts of terroristic threats. “No American should have to worry that their home could be the next Butler, Pennsylvania or Utah Valley University,” said Collins after the arrest, referring to the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and attempted assassination of then-candidate Donald Trump. He went on to condemn the campaign rhetoric of U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, who he’s running against, for inciting violence. DRIFTING…
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