Claim: Rep. Tim Holden falsely claimed in a recent TV ad that his opponent won a multimillion-dollar lawsuit in exchange for campaign contributions to a corrupt judge. In fact, a jury — not the judge — awarded $3 million to lawyer Matt Cartwright's client in that case. The Holden campaign told us it had no evidence to prove the donation had any influence over the judge during that trial. The campaign pulled the ad after just one day on the air.
Fact-check: PA Congressman Resorts to Smear Campaign - FactCheck.org
Verdict: rep. tim holden falsely claimed in a recent tv ad that his opponent won a multimillion-dollar lawsuit in exchange for campaign contributions to a corrupt judge. in fact, a jury — not the judge — awarded $3 million to lawyer matt cartwright's client in that case. the holden campaign told us it had no evidence to prove the donation had any influence over the judge during that trial. the campaign pulled the ad after just one day on the air.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2012-04-20T21:13:52