Two Fox News Personalities Quietly Disappear After Groping Allegation Of Male Republican Campaign Aid Surfaces
By Patty McMurray
A Republican working on Herschel Walker’s campaign is suing a somewhat regular host and his wife on Fox News over an allegation that the married, conservative commentator allegedly fondled him after a few drinks while working together in Atlanta, GA.
NBC News reports- The operative, who worked as an aide to Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker last year, told NBC News that Schlapp “reached in between my legs and fondled me” during a car ride that followed a night of drinking at two Atlanta bars on Oct. 19. He is seeking $9.4 million from Schlapp and his wife, Mercedes Schlapp, on four civil counts related to allegations of “sexual battery” and claims that the Schlapps and others dishonestly tried “to discredit” him, according to a copy of the lawsuit.
Both NBC News and The Daily Beast, which first reported the allegation, granted anonymity to the operative, who was concerned about potential professional harm from openly accusing a leader in the conservative movement of unwanted groping. In the lawsuit, he is identified by the pseudonym “John Doe.”
Matt Schlapp is most well known for his role as Chairman of the American Conservative Union, which hosts CPAC, America’s largest and most popular annual conservative gathering
The popular conservative Wayne Dupree was less than gracious in his assessment of Matt Schlapp and his wife, Mercedes. Here’s what he had to say: