GOP Staffer Drops Sexual Assault Lawsuit, Apologizes to CPAC’s Matt Schlapp

‘I regret that the lawsuit caused pain to the Schlapp family.’

Matt Schlapp, Chairman of the American Conservative Union, during the Conservative Political Action Conference 2020 in National Harbor, Maryland, on Feb. 28, 2020. Samuel Corum/Getty Images

A Republican strategist announced on Tuesday that he has dropped his sexual assault and defamation lawsuit against American Conservative Union (ACU) head Matt Schlapp.

Carlton Huffman, 40, who accused Mr. Schlapp of sexual battery and defamation while working for Hershell Walker’s 2022 Senate campaign, issued a statement and apology via a spokesperson for Mr. Schlapp.