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Donald Trump ally Mike Lindell found himself floundering live on air after being served with a summons.

The MyPillow CEO made an appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), where O’Keefe Media Group’s Michael Casey interviewed him. During the interview, Lindell was approached by a process server who attempted to hand him court documents, The Daily Beast reported.

The woman who approached Casey and Lindell can be heard saying, "Hi, sorry to interrupt. I have this for you. You’ve been served." A visibly flustered Lindell replied, "Please. We’re on TV. Please, we’re on TV, please. OK, we’re on TV. We’re on TV. Please. OK, we’re on TV.”...

A young voter at the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, on Thursday delivered a bleak outlook on the Republican Party ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.

Conservatives were gathering in suburban Dallas, Texas, for the event, which was the first time that President Donald Trump did not attend after taking over as the Republican Party leader. CNN senior reporter Steve Contorno was talking to attendees and describing the ongoing conversations around MAGA and its future, the Iran war and concerns about Trump's "America First" mentality.

"I think they're going to get destroyed in the midterms. I just get the vibe," CPAC attendee Alexander Selby told CNN. ...

Republicans are hoping to regroup and rally at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference, although President Donald Trump will be notably absent for the first time since he took over as the party's dominant figure.

CPAC chairman Matt Schlapp is hoping to rein in GOP infighting at this year's event, which will be held in suburban Dallas, and is warning that internal divisions could hurt Republican chances of holding on to their congressional majorities in this fall's midterm elections, reported Reuters.

"If some of the luminaries of MAGA are all at each other's throats in a kind of continued disunity, I think that could be devastating in the midterm elections," Schlapp told Reuters. "The question is: Can we pull together to get the right guys elected and hold on to the majorities? That's one of the intents of this conference."...

Matt Schlapp, who heads the American Conservative Union, reportedly paid nearly a half-million-dollar settlement to make a sexual assault accusation go away, CNN reported.

Schlapp paid his accuser 40-year-old Carlton Huffman $480,000 by tapping into an insurance policy, a source close to the matter told the network.

On Tuesday, Huffman said he decided to drop the lawsuit against Schlapp claiming it was a "misunderstanding."
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Embattled American Conservative Union leader Matt Schlapp appears to be nearing a settlement with Republican campaign operative Carlton Huffman for allegedly “pummeling” his crotch against his wishes after a boozy night in Atlanta.

The Daily Beast reported that the sexual battery and defamation lawsuit bought by Huffman against Schlapp has stalled out, with the approached deadlines to file subpoenas and depositions passing by.

The lull in legal actions leading to the suggestion that a settlement was in the works is reinforced by court records and sources privy to the situation, according to the outlet. ...

Back in 2016, just 6 percent of Black voters backed Donald Trump as a presidential candidate, per data from the Pew Research Center. That number rose, albeit slightly, to 8 percent in 2020.

But a Gallup survey from earlier this month revealed that 19 percent of Black adults identify with or lean toward the Republican Party.

Trump, ever the opportunist, has sought to use that data to his advantage — in spite of his long-standing background of racist actions and comments. Might the Republican frontrunner, who once declared himself “the least racist person that you’ve ever encountered,” become convinced that a Black running mate will give him an electoral edge over President Joe Biden? ...