{"id":1938164,"date":"2023-05-25T18:20:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T22:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-schlapp-denies-cpac-treasurers-money-mismanagement-accusations\/"},"modified":"2023-05-25T18:22:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T22:22:08","slug":"matt-schlapp-denies-cpac-treasurers-money-mismanagement-accusations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-schlapp-denies-cpac-treasurers-money-mismanagement-accusations\/","title":{"rendered":"Schlapp denies CPAC treasurer&#8217;s money mismanagement claims."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmatt-schlapp-denies-cpac-treasurers-money-mismanagement-accusations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1938164&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>C PAC Chairman Responds to Accusations of Financial Mismanagement<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">C<\/span>PAC Chairman <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/matt-schlapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Schlapp<\/a> has responded to accusations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-minority-leader-mitch-mcconnell-endorses-herschel-walker-in-georgia-senate-race\/\" title=\"Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Endorses Herschel Walker in Georgia Senate Race\">financial mismanagement<\/a> within the organization. Former treasurer of the American Conservative Union, <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cpac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bob Beauprez<\/a>, resigned on Tuesday and claimed he was not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-state-legislatures-move-to-ban-chemical-abortion-by-mail\/\" title=\"GOP State Legislatures Move To Ban Chemical Abortion By Mail\">fully informed<\/a> of the organization&#8217;s use of money for Schlapp&#8217;s legal defense against a lawsuit accusing the chairman of sexual assault. <\/p>\n<p>Schlapp has denied the accusations and called it a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-dismiss-a-literal-political-assassination-attempt-because-it-doesnt-fit-their-narrative\/\" title=\"Media Dismiss A Literal Political Assassination Attempt Because It Doesn\u2019t Fit Their Narrative\">political assassination attempt<\/a> on every part of my character.&#8221; He also expressed his disgust at being asked to respond to &#8220;internal deliberations&#8221; of CPAC. <\/p>\n<p>Despite the controversy, the union confirmed that it paid Schlapp $50,000 to retain a lawyer immediately after the lawsuit was filed. Beauprez claimed he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-spending-deal-hinges-on-sen-sinema\/\" title=\"New Spending Deal Hinges on Sen. Sinema\">felt blindsided<\/a> when Schlapp told him that he had raised another $270,000 from the ACU and its related foundation&#8217;s donors. <\/p>\n<p>Beauprez concluded that he had to resign because he felt he could no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-schlapp-denies-cpac-treasurers-money-mismanagement-accusations\/\" title=\"Schlapp denies CPAC treasurer's money mismanagement claims.\">longer honestly represent<\/a> the union to donors, and linked it with the sentiment that a &#8220;cancer&#8221; had been growing inside the union for years. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Accusations and Denials<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Schlapp denied accusations of financial mismanagement and called it a &#8220;political assassination attempt on every part of my character.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Beauprez claimed he was not &#8220;fully informed&#8221; of the organization&#8217;s use of money for Schlapp&#8217;s legal defense against a lawsuit accusing the chairman of sexual assault.<\/li>\n<li>The union confirmed that it paid Schlapp $50,000 to retain a lawyer immediately after the lawsuit was filed.<\/li>\n<li>Beauprez felt blindsided when Schlapp told him that he had raised another $270,000 from the ACU and its related foundation&#8217;s donors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It remains to be seen how this controversy will affect the future of CPAC and the American Conservative Union.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former treasurer of the American Conservative Union, Bob Beauprez, accused CPAC of money mismanagement. 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