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Leadership Institute founder and long-standing American Conservative Union (ACU) and Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) member Morton Blackwell resigned his position from Matt Schlapp’s organization this week. Blackwell is the latest in a long-line of resignations of both staff and board members from CPAC, as the Schlapps continue to run the right-wing institution into the ground.
Blackwell, 83, has served on the ACU board since the 1970s, and joins other senior figures such as Charlie Gerow and Bob Beauprez in walking out the door. Beauprez quit in May, alleging a “cancer” metastasizing inside the once-great conservative group which now appears only to exist to line the pockets of Matt and Mercedes Schlapp. Gerow stepped down shortly after, though initially refused to release his letter of resignation.
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Schlapp faces a lawsuit for the alleged sexual battery of a younger man, Carlton Huffman, as well as a series of allegations detailing how his organization has failed to adhere to financial rules, with Gerow’s letter – released this week – revealing how the ACU may have even broken the law in its procedures.
The National Pulse has been reporting on the refusal of Schlapp to run the organization properly for over two years, with a number of senior sources inside the organization repeatedly reaching out to sound the alarm.
In his note, Gerow explained how board members were not provided with an affirmation of terms of coverage to sign, as required by law, when CPAC began shelling out vast sums of money for Schlapp’s personal legal defense.
He wrote of being stonewalled when he attempted to acquire the paperwork, explaining he was “presented with reams of paper I had not asked for, [but] this vital sheet of paper was missing,”
Gerow also expressed concern that CPAC failed to carry out “any independent investigation into the underlying accusations made against Matt Schlapp, something any similarly situated nonprofit or for profit corporation would have done.”
He said CPAC staffers were suddenly forced to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) on pain of losing pay, and board members were warned they “serve[d] at the pleasure of [Schlapp].”
Earlier this year, The National Pulse reported on Schlapp’s own ‘DO NOT INVITE’ list for the CPAC conference, which included America First Members of Congress, Trump family members, and even some of his own board members.
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