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What Is a 'Smocking Gun'?

by Sarah Gleim Dec 10, 2018
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This morning President Donald Trump tweeted about a "smocking gun," and the internet has let him have it. Chris Kleponis - Pool/Getty Images

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Sorry to disappoint, but there isn't one.

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There is smocking, though, which is a type of embroidery used to gather fabric so it can stretch. It was developed during the Middle Ages but is still popular today, especially in children's clothes.

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