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. The last time Cockburn checked, settling out of court is different to exoneration. The original lawsuit filed by Huffman against Schlapp last year sought more than $9 million in damages. Schlapp attempted to settle for a low-six figure sum last year, but Huffman refused.
