Nadler might be under federal investigation for what he did

Jerry Nadler and his giant hearing aide buds

Rep. Jerold Nadler (D-NY) may have found himself in deep poo after likely violating basic ethics rules for United States representatives, a government watchdog group says.

The group, Americans for Public Trust [not a joke] told Fox News that it believes one of Big Jerry's senior staff members may be providing legal services for him, and that is in violation of House rules. The House Committee on Ethics website states, “[T]he outside employment restrictions define certain activities for which senior staff (as well as House Members and officers) may not receive any compensation whatsoever.” So if Nadler is paying the senior staff member, thus employing his services, he is in deep trouble for which the penalty would likely result in a clucking of tongues. 

“The restrictions prohibit senior staff from, among other things, (1) receiving compensation for practicing any profession that involves a fiduciary relationship, including, for example, law or accounting, and (2) serving for compensation as an officer or director of any entity.”

Robert Gottheim, district director, received payment from Nadler while he was a senior staffer from 2019 to 2021, and this could be a problem for Nadler, resulting in the wagging of fingers along with the aforementioned clucking of tongues.

According to Federal Elections Commission data, Gottheim was paid a total of $81,345.00 between 2019 and 2021 for what was categorized as “legal and political consulting.” See, words matter.

He's sticking to his diet, no matter what his doctor says

However, it sounds a lot like the term “fiduciary services,” for which Nadler is expressly prohibited from compensating Gottheim, according to House ethics rules.

A mouthpiece for Nadler's campaign denied even a hint of wrongdoing and said Gottheim “doesn’t practice law in any capacity, including the campaign.”

“He’s a campaign advisor, which doesn’t have any fiduciary responsibility. When the campaign files the quarterly reports the treasurer must choose a category to list his expenditures, so they chose ‘legal & strategic advising.’ He’s a strategic advisor, not a lawyer.”

So that may 'splain it, Lucy. But does it?

Gottheim is listed on the New York City West Side Democrat’s website as the organization’s treasurer, and his bio says he has been working as a Counsel for Nadler for Congress since 1997. It states that he has been  “handling all campaign finances & compliance issues with the FEC.” 

Again, this is fan-hitting information that is clearly prohibited for a senior staffer.

Nadler won't do well in a federal lockup. He's too soft; the guys would make mincemeat out of him--a lot of mincemeat.

APT executive director Caitlin Sutherland blasted Nadler for what she said was a violation of the law.

“Jerry Nadler brags about being the ‘conscience of the House,’ yet he can’t even ensure that his top staffer is in compliance with simple House ethics rules,” Sutherland said.

“It is absolutely against the law to be compensated for campaign work that involves fiduciary duties, and accordingly, we will look into filing a complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics.”

If the allegations against Nadler are true, and it seems likely they are, this would be extremely disturbing given his position. As the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, the big guy is supposed to uphold justice and fairness for all, especially himself.But as a Democrat, this isn't so important. He has bigger fish to fry and maybe BBQ a side of beef with a health salad to negate the cholesterol.

But if Nadler is going down, he's going to take a lot of House Democrats with him come November.

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Let's investigate Nadler and see just what he's been up to. Next we can do the other millionaires on the Hill.

We're coming for you, Nancy, Chuck and Alexandria Obviously-Communist.

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