Conservative bigwig Matt Schlapp agreed to hefty settlement to end sexual assault lawsuit

Has CPAC’s Matt Schlapp beaten the ‘crotch-pummeling’ allegations?

The GOP world was stunned last year when a Herschel Walker campaign staffer accused American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp of “pummeling” his crotch. On Tuesday, the Washington Examiner published an article headlined, “CPAC’s Matt Schlapp cleared in assault case, accuser apologizes.” But that’s not what happened: the article neglected to mention that a $480,000 settlement was paid to Carlton Huffman through an ACU insurance policy. Th…

GOP organizer allegedly paid half a million to a man he fondled to drop his sexual assault lawsuit

American Conservative Union (ACU) chair Matt Schlapp paid $480,000 to Carlton Huffman, the man who accused him of sexually assaulting him in a car over a year ago, to get Huffman to drop his lawsuit, according to CNN’s sources. “I am only legally allowed to say five words, and that is ‘We have resolved our differences,’” Huffman told CNN when reached for comment about what the unnamed sources said. “Those are the only five words that I’m legally…

Conservative Leader Matt Schlapp Agrees To Pay Hefty Settlement to End Sexual Assault Case

In yet another instance of “family values” Republicans seeking to evade accountability by resorting to financial settlements, prominent conservative figure Matt Schlapp has reportedly agreed to a substantial payout to resolve a sexual assault lawsuit levied against him. Sources familiar with the matter disclosed to CNN that a settlement totaling $480,000 was extended to Carlton Huffman, the Republican operative who had accused Schlapp of sexual…

Accuser is paid $480K to drop Matt Schlapp sexual assault suit: report

“It’s not exoneration if you paid the guy off," a source familiar with the discussions told CNN.

Man Accusing CPAC Chair Matt Schlapp of Sexual Assault Was Paid $480,000: Report

The GOP strategist who accused Matt Schlapp of sexual assault last year reportedly received a hefty financial settlement to drop his lawsuit against the CPAC chairman — a day after Schlapp and his allies widely boasted on social media that the case had been dismissed. On Wednesday, the Daily Beast reported that sources with knowledge of the payout said that the money for the settlement came from the Schlapp’s right wing organization American …

Matt Schlapp’s Accuser Was Paid to Drop Lawsuit

“When conservative icon Matt Schlapp announced Tuesday that the sexual battery and defamation lawsuit against him was dropped, he and his allies were quick to note that the ordeal ended without him or the American Conservative Union—the right-wing organization he runs—paying his accuser a single dollar,” the Daily Beast reports. “But what Schlapp didn’t disclose was that the Republican operative who sued him was, in fact, paid to drop the lawsui…