Matt Schlapp sued by former Herschel Walker aide over sexual assault allegations

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Schlapp runs CPAC and is a major league asshole

Link to tweet

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/17/matt-schlapp-sued-sexual-assault-allegations-00078163

Matt Schlapp, a top Republican political operative, along with his wife Mercedes Schlapp, a one-time Donald Trump aide, are being sued by a former Herschel Walker campaign staffer over allegations that he sexually assaulted him while on the campaign.

A lawyer for Schlapp acknowledged the lawsuit in a statement on Tuesday and said he was considering “counter-lawsuit options” following a newly filed legal complaint. The suit was filed on Tuesday in Virginia circuit court for the city of Alexandria.

Timothy Hyland, a lawyer for the accuser, told the New York Times that they would be seeking at least $9.4 million in damages. Reached for comment, Schlapp’s attorney Charlie Spies called the complaint “false,” and said the “Schlapp family is suffering unbearable pain and stress” as a result. Schlapp also tweeted the statement from Spies.

“No family should ever go through this and the Schlapps and their legal team are assessing counter-lawsuit options,” said Spies, who is representing the couple. Mercedes Schlapp is a former adviser to Donald Trump.

The lawsuit follows claims earlier this month by the former Herschel Walker campaign staffer, who said Schlapp sexually assaulted him in Georgia in October while Schlapp was visiting the state to stump for the Republican Senate candidate.

[MagickMuffin]

1. Go Big or Go Home 9.4 million

Both parties are suffering so much pain 😺

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2. You're right, Mr. Spies; no family should ever go through this

If your client had followed the advice of the Georgia Satellites, his family wouldn't be going through this.

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3. He said He said

I doubt this goes anywhere.

[PCIntern]

4. This thread is useless without pictures.

Just kidding. Sort of.

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5. Tsk Tsk, dude

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6. Matt Schlapp accused of sexual assault by former Herschel Walker campaign staffer

This will be fun to watch

Link to tweet

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/17/schlapp-conservative-sexual-assault-walker-campaign/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

A former staffer for the Herschel Walker campaign has filed a lawsuit against conservative leader Matt Schlapp, alleging that Schlapp sexually assaulted him after an event in Georgia in October, and seeking nearly $9.4 million in damages.

According to a complaint, the staffer — who is identified only as “John Doe” but described as a man in his late 30s — said the unwanted sexual advances occurred after he was tasked with driving Schlapp back to Atlanta from a Walker campaign event in Perry, Ga., on Oct. 19.

Schlapp, chairman of the Conservative Political Action Coalition, has denied “any improper behavior,” according to a statement from his lawyer to the Daily Beast, which first reported on the allegations earlier this month.

“This anonymous complaint demonstrates the accuser’s real agenda, working in concert with Daily Beast to attack and harm the Schlapp family,” Schlapp’s attorney, Charlie Spies, said in a statement that Schlapp tweeted Tuesday afternoon. “The complaint is false, and the Schlapp family is suffering unbearable pain and stress due to the false allegation from an anonymous individual.”

Schlapp and his wife, who is also named in the complaint, are “assessing counter-lawsuit options,” the statement added.