Schlapp plaintiff, Huffman, reached out to prominent gay former Republican on night of alleged assault
Depositions scheduled for top conservatives in fast-moving sex-assault lawsuit
ALEXANDRIA, Va. _ The lawyers for a Republican operative who has accused Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Chairman Matt Schlapp of sexual assault and defamation, have scheduled depositions from a number of top conservatives as they speed toward a June trial start.
Tim Miller, a prominent openly gay former Republican operative now a writer at The Bulwark, was subpoenaed recently to give a deposition in the case, according to court records. Miller told 24sight Saturday that he believed it was because the plaintiff, Carlton Huffman, reached out to him the night of the alleged assault to ask his advice on what to do.
Fox News host Sean Hannity is scheduled to be deposed in the suit March 22, according to court records. An amended complaint against Schlapp details an email from Schlapp to Hannity, although it’s not clear what the deposition would focus on. A source close to …
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