Last Updated on March 29, 2024
American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp, who runs the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), faces a new scandal after Schlapp’s male sexual assault accuser Carlton Huffman reportedly received a nearly half-million dollar settlement from Schlapp’s operation. National File partnered with The Stew Peters Network in 2023 to produce the first on-camera interview with Carlton Huffman on his allegations against Schlapp.
Though Team Schlapp touted the politico’s supposed exoneration when Huffman dropped his lawsuit over an alleged groping perpetrated by Schlapp, the scandal is far from over. A new report is sure to keep the story going and cast doubt on Schlapp’s claim to innocence. Reportedly, there may be more stories involving Schlapp and other younger guys.
“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 legal team did not respond for comment when asked about the financial settlement, but on Tuesday said that Huffman dropped the lawsuit and Schlapp claimed he had been exonerated…”
Matt Schlapp’s team threw me out of CPAC in 2020 for telling NRA head Wayne LaPierre to oppose red flag gun confiscation laws. I happened to make this statement to LaPierre while he was speaking in front of the audience, but regardless I was right and the Republican Establishment should have listened to me.
CPAC has been known to show lukewarm clips of Matt Schlapp’s television appearances during the conference to promote the catchphrase “Schlapped,” which apparently refers to Matt Schlapp defeating his opponents through “schlapping.” For some reason, “Schlapped” never took off with the American public.
Here is my 2023 interview with Matt Schlapp’s accuser Carlton Huffman:
National File also exposed the anti-Trump, pro-Biden beliefs of a then-CPAC official named Regina Bratton, who has since filed a lawsuit against Schlapp’s organization for $55 million for alleged racial discrimination.
