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THE BERGEN RECORD CONFIRMS: No Garrett Tax – And Debunks Other Gottheimer Lies

Gottheimer failed to pay his personal property taxes

November 5,2016

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 Hackensack NJ,  Josh Gottheimer is running a campaign based on name-calling and lies – don’t take our word for it – The Record’s exhaustive fact check exposes Gottheimer’s falsehoods and fabrications.

  • THE RECORD: Garrett Tax Charges Are A Gottheimer Lie: “Garrett has not voted to raise taxes, according to Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform, a group that urges public officials to pledge not to raise taxes and tracks whether they follow the pledge. Norquist said that arguing that opposing spending somehow raises taxes is “too weird for words.” (Garrett vs. Gottheimer: Fact-checking North Jersey’s rough ‘n’ tumble 5th Congressional race, The Record, 11/4/2016)
  • THE RECORD: Garrett Supports 9/11 Responders: “Garrett responded with his own ad featuring firefighters, one of whom is a Republican state legislator who contributed to Garrett’s campaign, accusing Gottheimer of telling an “outright lie.” (Garrett vs. Gottheimer: Fact-checking North Jersey’s rough ‘n’ tumble 5th Congressional race, The Record, 11/4/2016)
  • THE RECORD: Gottheimer “assaulted” neighbor and “bought her silence.” “Gottheimer ‘aggressively intimidated and assaulted’ a woman who lived in a Washington, D.C., building where Gottheimer was condo association board president.” (Garrett vs. Gottheimer: Fact-checking North Jersey’s rough ‘n’ tumble 5th Congressional race, The Record, 11/4/2016)
  • THE RECORD: Gottheimer failed to pay his personal property taxes. “Gottheimer “failed to pay his property taxes on the same luxury DC condo six times.” [Gottheimer] “paid the amount due, $2,433 including interest and penalties, in January.” (Garrett vs. Gottheimer: Fact-checking North Jersey’s rough ‘n’ tumble 5th Congressional race, The Record, 11/4/2016)
  • THE RECORD: Gottheimer supports “outrageous Washington spending.” “Gottheimer supported spending millions of tax dollars on studies to determine “if a bumblebee is hairier than a squirrel, to monitor shrimp on a treadmill, and wine-tasting parties in India.” (Garrett vs. Gottheimer: Fact-checking North Jersey’s rough ‘n’ tumble 5th Congressional race, The Record, 11/4/2016)
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Josh Gottheimer’s $2 billion conflict of interest that is the Clinton Foundation

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October 29,2016

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Ridgewood NJ, News has just broken that the FBI is reopening its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails. Will Josh Gottheimer FINALLY denounce Clinton’s unscrupulous actions and the Clinton Foundation improprieties?

If Josh Gottheimer refuses to denounce Hillary Clinton, it shows that he is beholden to the Clinton network as a result of their efforts – documented in the Wikileaks email releases – to help him buy a seat in Congress. It also shows that he accepts their belief that some people are “above the law,” as shown by Josh’s own actions in refusing to pay his taxes and his lack of transparency relating to the settlement after his assault of a woman.

Josh Gottheimer cannot honestly say he is running to represent the interests of the Fifth District, when he still supports the Clintons and the $2 billion conflict of interest that is the Clinton Foundation.

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Gottheimer Ducks Debate with Garrett

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October 28,2016

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Ridgewood NJ,  After months of name calling Gottheimer is a no showDespite claiming he would be available to debate “any day,” Josh Gottheimer conveniently accepted a competing invitation in order to avoid debating Rep. Scott Garrett. Garrett for Congress has now learned that this competing debate was canceled last week, and yet Gottheimer chose to hide from tonight’s debate at Congregation Bnai Yeshurun.

“Josh Gottheimer is a liar,” said Garrett for Congress Campaign Manager Sarah Neibart. “He claimed he would be willing to debate Congressman Garrett, but Gottheimer is obviously only interested in political posturing – not actually explaining to Fifth District voters where he stands on the issues.”

This latest attempt at obfuscation comes on the heels of Gottheimer’s attempted cover-up of allegations he aggressively intimidated and assaulted a woman. He’s repeatedly lied to reporters, saying, “there was no settlement,” when in fact, there was.

Josh Gottheimer is a political insider willing to lie and scheme his way into Congress. The Fifth District deserves better than that.

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Gottheimer Continues to Deny and Lie About Assault Allegation Suit Settlement

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Gottheimer’s Clinton Tactics: Deny and Lie – To The Press

#WhatIsJoshHiding #ReleaseTheSettlement

October 27,2016

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Ridgewood NJ, Josh Gottheimer has been inundating some say coordinating with the New Jersey press corps with a daily dose of emails for months calling Congressman Scott Garrett every name in the book. (You stay classy, Josh Gottheimer)

And yet when it comes to allegations about a court case where he was charged with aggressively intimidating and assaulting a woman, he issues awkward denials or just won’t answer questions. He’s repeatedly lied to reporters, saying, “there was no settlement.”

He probably thinks he doesn’t need the New Jersey press corps because his Burson-Marsteller and Clinton worlds have him in pretty tight with the DC press corps.

Why won’t Josh answer simple questions that the press has asked?

  • Why won’t Josh produce the settlement documents to show what really happened? What is he hiding?
  • How much money was the plaintiff paid to drop the lawsuit?
  • What other non-monetary settlement was reached?
  • Was the plaintiff threatened or harassed to settle?
  • Was the plaintiff offered political favors to drop the lawsuit?
  • If nothing happened why didn’t Josh take case to court rather than pay the plaintiff off?

Hillary Clinton has lied to the press and the American people because she thinks that the ends justify the means and she’s willing to do or say anything to get elected. Sound familiar?

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Assemblywoman Phoebus Asks: #WhatIsJoshHiding

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October 26,2016
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Ridgewood NJ, Josh Gottheimer is covering-up information about a 2007 assault, according to accusations from concerned citizens in northern New Jersey. Court documents recently surfaced confirming that Gottheimer was sued for aggressively assaulting, discriminating against, and intimidating a tenant who lived in the same Washington, D.C. condo building.

“Why won’t Josh produce the settlement documents to show what really happened? What is he hiding?” said Assemblywoman Gail Phoebus. “If there’s no real scandal, Josh shouldn’t have an issue providing the voters of the Fifth District with answers.”

When asked about the lawsuit, Gottheimer’s team called it “frivolous,” but stopped short of denying the allegations. Gottheimer also said that the lawsuit was dismissed, but closer examination of the court documents reveal that the case was actually settled out of court for an undisclosed amount.

The terms of the settlement are not publicly available, and Gottheimer has refused to release them in the week since the documents surfaced. Calls for Gottheimer to share the details are growing, including questions about why he settled the case instead of having it heard in court.

We’ve repeatedly called on Gottheimer to answer for his actions, and asked: was the plaintiff was threatened or harassed to settle; what other non-monetary settlement was reached; and was the plaintiff offered political favors to drop the lawsuit?

Gottheimer says the lawsuit was simply dismissed but he conveniently leaves out the fact that it was settled out of court. He also refuses to say how much money the victim was paid and what else was offered to her in return for ending the lawsuit.

Gottheimer, a longtime Clinton ally and political strategist, has raised large amounts of money from around the country through his connections to the Clinton network and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s super PAC. He’s trying to use his D.C. connections and Clinton rolodex to buy a seat in Congress.

Gottheimer, who has run an almost entirely negative, mud-slinging campaign against Congressman Garrett, is also being called a hypocrite for claiming to stand with women while refusing to release details of the assault.

As is so often the case with Clinton cronies like Gottheimer, it’s clear that his actions don’t match his words.

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Gottheimer Assault Allegation Court Record Surfaces

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#WhatIsJoshHiding #ReleaseTheSettlement

October 22,2016

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Ridgewood NJ,  Josh Gottheimer is covering up allegations about a court case where he was charged with aggressively intimidating and assaulting a woman. He’s repeatedly lied to reporters, saying, “there was no settlement.”

Oops.

Hate to burst your bubble, Josh, but we found the court records, and it shows you settled the case with your victim. We guess the Fifth District won’t like you very much when you get angry.

Josh Gottheimer has consistently lied throughout this campaign, and now, just like his mentor Hillary, he’s trying to use the press as a de facto extension of his campaign. We’re pretty sure the New Jersey press corps is too smart for that. Below is definitive proof of the existence of a settlement between Josh and his assault victim on March 14, 2008. Attached is the entire court record.

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Josh Gottheimer has dismissed his assault of this woman as “frivolous.” If that’s the case, why won’t he just release the settlement?

Oh, that’s right, because it shows he attacked and intimidated a woman and then settled with her out of court to avoid having to admit his actions in open court.

Josh Gottheimer claims to stand for women, but as is so often the case with Clinton cronies, it’s clear that his actions don’t match his words.

 

 

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Gottheimer Camp Continues Cover up of Intimidation and Assault Allegations

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#WhatIsJoshHiding #ReleaseTheSettlement

October 20,2016

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Ridgewood NJ,  Josh Gottheimer is covering up allegations about a court case where he was charged with aggressively intimidating and assaulting a woman. His campaign spin machine is intentionally misleading the press using carefully parsed phrases to obscure the truth.

  • How much does Josh Gottheimer believe the safety and security of women is worth?
  • How much did he pay this woman to forget his assault on her?

Josh Gottheimer has dismissed his assault of this woman as “frivolous.” If that’s the case, why won’t he just release the settlement? Instead, his campaign is simply using political spin to obfuscate reality.

Josh Gottheimer claims to stand for women, but as is so often the case with Clinton cronies, it’s clear that his actions don’t match his words.

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Gottheimer spin machine is intentionally misleading the press using carefully parsed phrases to obscure the truth

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#WhatIsJoshHiding

October 19,2016

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Ridgewood NJ,  Josh Gottheimer is covering up allegations about a court case where he was charged with aggressively intimidating and assaulting a woman. His campaign spin machine is intentionally misleading the press using carefully parsed phrases to obscure the truth.

But the legal documents tell the truth: Gottheimer says the lawsuit was simply dismissed but he conveniently leaves out the fact that it was settled out of court and he refuses to say how much money the victim was paid and what else was offered to her in return for ending the lawsuit.

Josh’s campaign is calling his victim a liar by dismissing her experience as frivolous. How can Gottheimer call charges of assault and discrimination “frivolous”?

Josh can’t hide the truth forever, and we’ve got a few follow-up questions for Josh to answer. If there’s no real scandal, Josh shouldn’t have an issue providing the voters of the Fifth District with answers to the following questions:

  • Why won’t Josh produce the settlement documents to show what really happened? What is he hiding?
  • How much money was the plaintiff paid to drop the lawsuit?
  • What other non-monetary settlement was reached?
  • Was the plaintiff threatened or harassed to settle?
  • Was the plaintiff offered political favors to drop the lawsuit?
  • If nothing happened why didn’t Josh take case to court rather than pay the plaintiff off?

Josh Gottheimer claims to stand for women, but as is so often the case with Clinton cronies, it’s clear that his actions don’t match his words.