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“I’ve seen conservatives stand firm and get sequestration even as Republican leaders complained and sought to undermine it. And I’ve seen conservatives fracture in shutdowns and betray each other. I’ve seen senior members of the movement decide it was time to cash in and grift out. “I’ve seen young hucksters wrap the label of conservatism around themselves and prey on …

The Washington Post reports: A former employee of the Conservative Political Action Conference is suing the group, alleging racial discrimination and defamation by her former bosses, including the influential organization’s leader, Matt Schlapp. Regina Bratton, who worked as a communications and marketing supervisor in 2021 and 2022, said in the lawsuit filed in federal court in Virginia on Friday that …

The Daily Beast reports: When a group of employees resigned in protest from conservative activist group CPAC last year, the organization’s power couple—Matt Schlapp and his wife, Mercedes—felt it was time for a new beginning. As part of the reset, the Schlapps turned to a priest to evict satanic spirits from the D.C.-area offices. And so, on an afternoon in …

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 …

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, …

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 …

Politico reports: The vice chair of the Conservative Political Action Coalition has resigned from his longtime position on the organization’s board and is calling for investigations into the group’s top leader and its financial practices, among other issues. Charlie Gerow, an attorney and communications executive who has served on the board of CPAC and its parent organization, the American Conservative …

New York Magazine reports: A top leader in the organization that puts on CPAC, the highly influential conference of conservative leaders, resigned on Tuesday night, citing financial mysteries surrounding the organization’s leader. Bob Beauprez, the longtime treasurer of the American Conservative Union, said that he was not fully informed about money being paid for chairman Matt Schlapp’s legal defense against …

Politico reports: Two security guards loomed large before a gateway arch in front of the center entrance, which was festooned with the slogan “Woke Free Zone.” More guards and metal detectors were downstairs in the registration area. Once upon a time CPAC, which hosted its annual flagship event just outside Washington two months ago, was eager for media attention. But …

The Wichita Eagle reports: Former Wichita City Council member Sue Schlapp adamantly defended her son Matt Schlapp against accusations of sexual battery while speaking to a Republican women’s group. “There’s nothing that’s more devastating than being the mother of somebody who’s falsely accused,” Sue Schlapp, 82, told attendees at a Republican Women United meeting. “Any of you who knows my …

Michael Knowles, the viciously anti-LGBTQ host of a show on Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire, last week earned a rebuke from the White House press secretary for his call for “eradicating transgenderism” during a speech at CPAC. Knowles attacks LGBTQ rights on almost every show, claiming, for example, that “there’s no such thing as gay marriage” and that transgender people are …

The Hill reports: The White House on Friday condemned what it called “shameful, hateful and dangerous” attacks on the LGBTQ community, and transgender people in particular, pointing to comments from a speaker at a major conservative conference last week and a barrage of bills introduced in GOP-led state legislatures. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre spoke at Friday’s briefing about the rhetoric …

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 …

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 …

The SPLC’s HateWatch reports: Daryl Brooks manned a booth at CPAC to sell his book Welcome to America: How Cultural Marxism is Slowly Destroying America alongside his co-author, Stephen Martino. The book warns of “cultural Marxism,” a common boogeyman among the conservative and hard-right movements. A court convicted Brooks of masturbating in public in 1995, The Philadelphia Tribune reported. He …

ABC News reports: Former President Donald Trump boasted about his “packed” speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Monday after Chris Christie knocked the conference as being “half-full” a day prior. “You saw the scenes at CPAC. That room was half-full,” Christie said. “Let’s not pretend that CPAC is CPAC anymore. It’s TPAC. It’s Trump-PAC. It’s not CPAC …

“There’s also a funny little secret I learned, Stuart. I’m new to this as an outsider, one of the things you see as an outsider is how corrupt this system is. “You know something funny about this, I’ve attended CPAC before, I didn’t know it works this way. A consultant calls my campaign shortly after I declared and says ‘Hey, …

Newsweek reports: Attendees chose who they preferred as Trump’s potential vice presidential running mate, and the winner was Kari Lake, who received 20 percent of the votes. Ron DeSantis, who is expected by many to throw his name in the hat as a 2024 presidential candidate, was second in that poll with 14 percent of the vote. Nikki Haley, who’s …

First, a CPAC quote from Trump: We’re trying to get the Pulitzer Prize taken away. They got Pulitzer prizes, we’re suing. You know what the prize says, for its concise and accurate reporting on the Russia Russia Russia event. And they have it actually, totally wrong. Actually, Mark Levin should get a prize and Gregg Jarrett, Gregg Jarrett should get …

Fox News reports: Former President Donald Trump topped the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) straw poll for the 2024 GOP nomination by a wide margin at the conservative conference Saturday. Trump won 62% support in the poll, which was announced shortly before he was scheduled to speak to the crowd gathered at the Gaylord in Fort Washington, Maryland. Florida Gov. …