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Matt Schlapp’s Groping Accuser Was Paid $480,000

CNN reports: The Republican operative who accused American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp of sexual assault last year received a significant financial settlement in exchange for dropping his lawsuit against Schlapp, multiple sources familiar with the case told CNN. The $480,000 settlement was paid to Carlton Huffman through an insurance policy, according to a source familiar with the details. Schlapp’s …

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GOP Staffer Drops Groping Suit Against Matt Schlapp

The New York Times reports: A lawsuit has been dropped against Matt Schlapp, the head of one of the nation’s largest conservative advocacy groups, after his accuser said the allegations were the result of a misunderstanding. Carlton Huffman, 40, had accused Mr. Schlapp, 56, the head of the American Conservative Union and an adviser to former President Donald J. Trump, …

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CPAC Hit With Subpoenas In Schlapp Groping Case

The Daily Beast reports: On Wednesday, the opening day for CPAC 2024, the Alexandria City Courthouse posted a batch of eye-popping new filings in the sexual battery and defamation lawsuit against Matt Schlapp — including a subpoena to a CPAC official alleged to have overseen document destruction days after the accusations were first publicly reported. Schlapp was on notice at …

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Lawsuit: CPAC Knew About Schlapp Hitting On Men

The Washington Post reports: Officials overseeing the Conservative Political Action Conference knew about past accusations of sexual misconduct by chairman Matt Schlapp but failed to investigate or remove him from his powerful post, an amended sexual battery and defamation lawsuit claims. In one alleged incident, during a fundraising trip to South Florida in early 2022, Schlapp was accused of stripping …

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New Allegations Against Mormon “Ex-Gay Therapist”

The Salt Lake Tribune reports: Three additional men have come forward to say a therapist recommended and paid for by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints touched them inappropriately during counseling sessions related to struggles with their sexuality. The men’s statements follow allegations by three others, previously reported by The Salt Lake Tribune and ProPublica, that clinical mental …

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Schlapp: Fox Banned Me Because They’ve Gone “Woke”

The Daily Beast reports: American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp, who is currently facing a multi-million dollar sexual battery and defamation lawsuit for allegedly groping a GOP strategist, suggested with a straight face on Thursday that his ubiquitous Fox News appearances dried up because the network became too “woke.” During a Newsmax panel discussion on Fox chairman Rupert Murdoch stepping …

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Tim Scott: I Have A Real Life Christian Female Girlfriend

ABC News reports: South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott said Saturday that he would soon introduce an important person in his life — his girlfriend. Scott, who has never been married, brushed aside chatter about his personal life as highlighted in a recent article by the website Axios, for example. “I have a wonderful girlfriend, and we have a wonderful relationship,” …

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The Schlapps: Satanic Daily Beast Persecutes Christians

Raw Story reports: Conservative power couple Matt and Mercedes Schlapp on Wednesday lashed out at The Daily Beast a day after the publication claimed that he offered to settle a lawsuit alleging that he committed sexual battery, despite the fact that he has flatly denied all such allegations. In addition to its recent scoop on Schlapp’s purported offer to settle …

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CPAC Chair Tried To Settle Sexual Battery Lawsuit

The Daily Beast reports: Embattled conservative activist Matt Schlapp made an offer in March to settle the multimillion-dollar sexual battery and defamation lawsuit against him, but the proposal was rejected, according to multiple people with direct knowledge of the matter. The offer from Schlapp was in the low six figures, according to the sources. But Schlapp’s accuser—Republican strategist Carlton Huffman, …

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Matt Schlapp Accused Of Hitting On More Young Men

The Washington Post reports: A senior board member of the parent organization behind the prominent Conservative Political Action Conference who resigned on Friday urged an independent investigation into additional allegations of sexual misconduct against Chairman Matt Schlapp. Earlier this year, Schlapp was sued for alleged sexual battery and defamation by a Republican campaign operative who claimed that the CPAC leader …

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Schlapp Accuser Himself Accused Of Sexual Misconduct

The Washington Post reports: The longtime Republican campaign aide who has leveled sexual misconduct allegations against Matt Schlapp, the influential leader of the Conservative Political Action Conference, was accused last month of sexual battery. Carlton Huffman, 39, was recently ordered by a judge to stay away for one year from a Raleigh, N.C., housemate who alleged he performed unwanted sex …

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Matt Schlapp’s Groping Accuser Comes Forward

The Washington Post reports: The man who has accused Matt Schlapp, the influential leader of the Conservative Political Action Conference, of sexual misconduct came forward publicly Wednesday after a judge said he must use his real name to proceed with a lawsuit. Carlton Huffman, 39, a longtime aide to Republican campaigns who lives in Raleigh, N.C., said he plans to …

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Schlapp: “Fake Journalists” Are Behind Groping Claim

The right wing Washington Examiner reports: “Fake journalists,” Schlapp said in a recent interview, are “pushing this leftist agenda and lying, and I’m a victim of that, right? This media will take any charge and run with it if they can destroy a Republican or a Trump supporter or conservative. That’s what we have in this country.” Schlapp, who is …

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CPAC Staffers Complain Of Toxic Work Environment

The Washington Post reports: As Schlapp rebuffs the allegation by a former staffer from Herschel Walker’s Georgia Senate campaign, who says he groped him during an Atlanta trip last fall, dozens of current and former employees and board members interviewed by The Washington Post described a wider range of complaints about the longtime Republican power broker and CPAC’s culture under …

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Schlapps Reveal “Secret” To Their 20-Year Marriage

The Daily Beast reports: Greeting the Schlapps on Tuesday night, Newsmax host Jenn Pellegrino gushed over the smiling pair. “As we discussed at the top of the interview here, the two of you work together. You have been married for 20 years. I think a lot of people are wondering: what’s the secret?” After the pair both turned to each …

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Schlapp Hires Johnny Depp’s Lawyer In Groping Suit

The Daily Beast reports: According to court documents filed on Thursday, the legal team of conservative icon Matt Schlapp has formally denied that he committed sexual battery against a former Herschel Walker campaign staffer who has accused the CPAC chair of groping his crotch against his will—and he’s asking the court to name the accuser. Media reports have omitted the …

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Schlapp Accuser Sues Vaseline Woman’s Head Operative

Politico reports: The Republican staffer who accused conservative stalwart Matt Schlapp of sexual assault and filed a lawsuit against him for nearly $10 million has filed a separate suit against another top GOP operative alleging defamation. Caroline Wren, who most recently ran Harmeet Dhillon’s campaign for RNC chair and Kari Lake’s run for governor, was sued Tuesday in D.C.’s federal …

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Fox Has Disappeared Schlapps Since Groping Allegation

Media Matters reports: Frequent Fox News guests Matt Schlapp and his wife Mercedes have disappeared from Fox’s airwaves in the two weeks since The Daily Beast published a January 5 story about a GOP staffer who said that Matt, the chairman of the American Conservative Union, “fondled” his crotch. Although FoxNews.com has published one article about the accusation, the Schlapps …

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Texts Support Groping Allegations Against Matt Schlapp

CNN reports: CNN reviewed a text exchange between the staffer and a friend in politics, where the staffer is clearly upset and wondering how to tell the campaign that one of their surrogates had allegedly assaulted him. The exchange is being made public for the first time. “He’s pissed I didn’t follow him to his hotel room,” the staffer wrote. …

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CPAC Board: Libs Are Trying To Cancel Matt Schlapp

NBC News reports: On Friday evening, after this story was published, two ACU board members issued a statement standing by Schlapp. “We stand squarely behind Matt Schlapp, and the ACU Board of Directors has full confidence in his leadership of the organization,” said Charlie Gerow and Carolyn Meadows, the first and second vice chairs of the board. “We have both …

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