Ex-Candidate Apologizes To NAC Owner Over False Jan. 6 Accusations

NEWTOWN, PA — As part of a historic settlement of a defamation suit, former Bucks County Democratic Congressional candidate Ashley Ehasz and the Democratic campaign firm – Foglamp Digital – have issued a public apology for falsely accusing Bucks County businessman Jim Worthington of funding the January 6th “insurrection.”

Worthington, who is the owner of the Newtown Athletic Club, has an additional defamation lawsuit pending against Moveon.org and MoveOn member Gregory Bullough for similar false statements.

In response to the apology, Worthington issued the following statement:

“For the past two years, I have been the target of attacks falsely accusing me of organizing and supporting a violent insurrection and riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Anyone who knows me knows that I will fight to protect my reputation and principles. So, when Democratic U.S. Congressional candidate Ashley Ehasz and her campaign team repeated those false accusations, I filed a lawsuit to do just that.

“I am happy to report that Ashley and her team admitted the accusations were false and apologized for publishing them and not retracting them earlier. I have accepted their apologies," said Worthington. "In the coming weeks, I am looking forward to meeting with Ashley so she can get to know me and in turn I can learn more about her. It is my sincere hope that we can focus on who we really are as individuals and what we have in common as Americans rather than what separates us. It would be awesome if we all did that more often."

In the apology, published on Ehasz's Facebook page, Foglamp Digital writes that in January 2022 it sent a fundraising email on behalf of the Ashley Ehasz for Congress campaign about Pennsylvania resident Jim Worthington. The email, and on a website linked to the email, stated that Mr. Worthington funded buses from Bucks County to the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The email also stated that Mr. Worthington was a major funder of the Jan. 6 insurrection. These statements were false.

"Here is the truth," Foglamp continues. "An organization founded by Worthington, sponsored a bus trip for people to attend a separate on Jan. 6 in Washington, D.C., not the subsequent attack on the Capitol. Mr. Worthington was not involved in the January 6 insurrection. In fact, he has repeatedly and publicly denounced all acts of violence and vandalism that occurred that day.

"We are sorry that Mr. Worthington has had to take legal action to clear his good name and reputation. Mr. Worthington deserves to have the record cleared. We apologize to Mr. Worthington and his family for the harm these statements have caused," writes Foglamp.

Ehasz added, "I agree with Foglamp's apology. I owe Mr. Worthington additional and separate apologies for approving the content of the email and website containing the harmful statements about him, and for not correcting the record in a timely manner."

Worthington adds,“My fight against those who started these false accusations to hurt me, my business and other businesses in Bucks County is continuing. Stay tuned," he said. "For now, I would appreciate it if you would share this post to let your family and friends know that Ashley has admitted these statements are false and apologized to me and my family. Thank you for all your support.”