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Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, leaves after speaking at a news conference outside of the Clark County Election Department, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, in North Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Report: Matt Schlapp’s accuser is paid $480,000 to drop gay sex assault suit

By Staff - The Washington Times

Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, speaks during a news conference outside of the Clark County Election Department, Nov. 8, 2020, in North Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

ACU vice chair resigns, calls for independent investigations into Matt Schlapp, group’s finances

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Matt Schlapp Chairman of the American Conservative Union speaks during Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, March 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Anonymous no more, Schlapp’s accuser comes forward, vows to forge ahead with sexual battery lawsuit

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Matt Schlapp, Chairman of the American Conservative Union, sits with his wife Mercedes Schlapp during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, March 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

CPAC attendees say allegations against Schlapp aren’t hurting conference, despite some doubts

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Fla., on Feb. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/John Raoux) **FILE**

GOP primary brawl starts this week at CPAC and Republicans say they welcome the fight

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, speaks during a news conference outside of the Clark County Election Department, Nov. 8, 2020, in North Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Matt Schlapp says he’s under attack from ‘pseudo-journalists,’ predicts CPAC success

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, leaves after speaking at a news conference outside of the Clark County Election Department, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, in North Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

CPAC honcho Matt Schlapp hit with anonymous lawsuit over alleged same-sex harassment

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

In this Friday, April 30, 2021, photo, visitors exit The Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) **FILE**

CPAC asks House Republicans for pledge not to meet with ‘woke’ corporations

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., is seen on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. President Donald Trump returned to his residence on Wednesday, Jan. 20. (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post via AP) ** FILE **

CPAC documentary on cancel culture to premiere at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

In this March 30, 2021, photo, anti-abortion rights demonstrators gather in the rotunda at the Capitol while the Senate debated anti-abortion bills in Austin, Texas. Young people on social media have found a way to protest Texas' new law banning most abortions by focusing on a website established by the state's largest anti-abortion group that takes in tips on violations. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) **FILE**

Video game company CEO out over pro-life comment on Texas abortion law

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Sacha Baron Cohen arrives in character as Borat for the film premiere of &quot;Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan,&quot; in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Oct. 23, 2006. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) ** FILE **

Schlapp accuses Baron Cohen of faking appearance at CPAC for ‘Borat’ movie

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, leaves after speaking at a news conference outside of the Clark County Election Department, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, in North Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

‘America UnCanceled’: Matt Schlapp goes beyond Beltway with CPAC Texas

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 29, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump pauses while speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2020, at National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Conservative gathering to feature Trump’s false fraud claims

By JILL COLVIN and STEVE PEOPLES - Associated Press

Supporters of President Donald Trump pray as they protest the election outside of the Clark County Election Department, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, in North Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Matt Schlapp says whistleblower saw Biden-Harris van unloading ballots at Nevada vote count

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

The American Conservative Union Foundation chairman Matt Schlapp, seen at CPAC 2017, will host "Asian CPAC" in Tokyo next month. The conference will include discussions on economic and military security. (The Washington Times) ** FILE **

Matt Schlapp, ACU chairman: CPAC is ‘really the start of the presidential campaign’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

"We want to have people that are good for the country, that are loyal to our country," President Trump said. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump says purge of disloyal staffers is for the ‘good of the country’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Protesters carry bricks during a demonstration near Central Government Complex in Hong Kong, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019 as violence flared anew after thousands of pro-democracy supporters marched through downtown in defiance of a police ban. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Donald Trump pressured to support Hong Kong protesters by conservatives

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Protesters hold placard read "Strike for Hong Kong" as others listens to speech during continuing pro-democracy rallies in Tamar Park, Hong Kong, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday she has never tendered her resignation to China over the anti-government protests that have roiled the city for three months. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Matt Schlapp, American Conservative Union rally with Hong Kong protesters

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

Although his relationship with the media has hit a low point, it's undeniable that President Trump has made himself available to journalists more often than his predecessors during his first 18 months in office. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump, A.G. Sulzberger escalate news media battle

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times