Klobuchar’s knowledge of Midwest college sports comes in handy during hearing

By: J. Patrick Coolican

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: September 29, 2026

Words: 334

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor nominee for governor, leaned on her knowledge of Big Ten sports to embarrass a Republican colleague Tuesday over the otherwise weighty matter of President Donald Trump’s failed attempt to overturn the 2020 election.

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, was grilling former U.S. Department of Justice special prosecutor Jack Smith — whose team secured indictments against Trump — and called him a “dirtbag.” Schmitt was eager to show Smith was colluding …

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