Ex-Herschel Walker staffer drops battery, defamation suit against Matt Schlapp

A former staffer with the Herschel Walker Senate campaign on Tuesday dropped a sexual battery and defamation suit against American Conservative Union head Matt Schlapp.

"The claims made in my lawsuits were the result of a complete misunderstanding, and I regret that the lawsuit caused pain to the Schlapp family," stated Carlton Huffman, according to Politico. He originally claimed that Matt Schlapp had touched his groin while the pair were in a car together and sought $9.4 million in damages.

"Neither the Schlapps nor the ACU paid me anything to dismiss my claims against them," he stated.

The Schlapps are best known as the organizers of Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

"From the beginning, we asserted our innocence. Our family was attacked by a left-wing media that is focused on the destruction of conservatives regardless of the truth and the facts," Schlapp posted on X. "But we emerge from this ordeal stronger as husband and wife, stronger as parents to our five daughters, stronger as friends to those who stood by us. Our faith in God sustained us.  Our understanding of what is truly important in life – our faith in God and loving our family and friends – has been brought into sharp focus as never before."

"We also learned that the left is waging a relentless war against those of us who still hold fast to the principles of America’s founding and the liberty that has endured throughout our 248-year history," he went on. "The left no longer leaves disagreements on the political battlefield. Increasingly, they have gained a stranglehold on the mainstream media, social media and the legal system which they use to try to silence, shame and bankrupt Americans who have contrary, yet correct viewpoints."

"Going forward, our eyes are wide open, we understand the struggle better and we learned we must stand our ground and fight or else the haters on the left will destroy every conservative and ultimately our nation," he concluded.

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter.