Conservative gadfly and creator of CPAC Matt Schlapp, who is accused of sexually assaulting a male staffer himself, appeared yesterday on greasy Steve Bannon’s YouTube broadcast to commiserate about the whopping $83 million judgement levied against their dear leader by a New York jury in the E. Jean Carroll civil case.
Schlapp appears to be concerned that the hefty settlement will be used as a precedent which can be used against all perpetrators of rape, sexual harassment or assault in an attempt to make sexual violence a thing of the past by imposing real consequences on the mostly male practitioners of the detestable crimes.
Schlapp stated:
“This $83 million — this is just the beginning. All of us will be paraded down this gangplank. We won’t have our resources, we won’t have our homes, we won’t have our livelihood.”
In response, Twitter users seemed nonplussed
Is there someone who you sexually assaulted in the past, sir?
— El Coyote (@kbo_coyote) January 26, 2024
Well, come to think of it…
If you lose your home and your money, due to your criminal actions, that is the price you pay for breaking the law.
— millie lencioni (@cubzfab) January 27, 2024
“Accountability” will have to be added to his vocabulary, Millie.
Schlapp acts like Trump being re-elected will protect all of these offenders in the Republican Party from facing their consequences.
— millie lencioni (@cubzfab) January 27, 2024
At least he and Matt Gaetz are hoping that is the case.
All of us old pathetically weak and pervy Republican men will be paraded down this gangplank as punishment for sexual assaulting people – Matt Schlapp
Let's hope
— RiotWomenn (@riotwomennn) January 27, 2024
Yup
Matt’s freaking out about what might be around the corner for him
— Adam Nicotera (@adamnicotera) January 26, 2024
Yup.
Simple solution: Don't rape anyone.
— Barbara K. Janik 💙 (@BarbaraKJanik) January 27, 2024
A simple and elegant solution.
Hey @mschlapp_ maybe you guys should just quit committing crimes and then you won't have to worry about paying the consequences 🤔
— Dianne Whitehead (@diannew314159) January 27, 2024
Yup.
Matt will still have his “grab hand” he can use to hold onto auxiliary assets.
— Harry Herget (@HergetHarry1) January 27, 2024
😂
Psssst: Don't rape anyone and you'll be fine.
— Zorek Richards (@zorekrichards) January 27, 2024
🤷♂️
Another serial groper defending Trump.
What he means is his and all the other grifts will come crashing down which will be a beautiful thing to watch.
Steve and Matt have been milking the MAGA teet for long enough.
— Chris Nelson 🇺🇸 🏝 (@ReOpenChris) January 27, 2024
💯 💯 💯
Matt thought he was gonna get dick Schlapped but Matt ended up getting Schlapped with a lawsuit. pic.twitter.com/gQ7quRYoqi
— aka stardust (@a_k_a_stardust) January 27, 2024
🤣🤣🤣
So, what I hear you saying is that rapists are treated unfairly, do I have that right?
— Tophers Travels – Aimless Wanderer. (@glyndwer2) January 27, 2024
In a nutshell.
P01135809 – $83.3M = pic.twitter.com/kL7MNk52i5
— Chris-Toe-4 Rauseo (@H1gh_C) January 27, 2024
🤣🤣🤣
No thoughts, no prayers for sexual offenders.
— Shiny Objects (@Shinyobjects3) January 27, 2024
👍
Send them some Trump tissues. pic.twitter.com/mf3mBdsF91
— Pat Fuller Democracy is on the line🟧🟦☮️ (@bannerite) January 26, 2024
🤣🤣🤣
You might find some support for sexual offenders in Steve Bannon’s largely incel audience, Matt, but amongst Twitter users – not so much…
Has it even penetrated through whatever passes for a mind of these idiots that the award was NOT for what Trump did to Ms Carroll in the first instance but the fact that he couldn’t keep his big gob SHUT after he was found guilty.
The award(s) were for DEFAMATION in that he slandered and denigrated Ms Carrol even after he was fined $5 million for doing just that.
Drumpkopf’s attempts to re-try and reverse the verdict of the original case are proof positive of his and Schlepper’s total lack of understanding of the fact – and likely Bannon as well…..
And using this settlement as a precedent would be a bad thing because….? WTF is wrong with these idiots?!? Knowing there are harsh consequences for breaking laws is SUPPOSED TO be a deterrent to crime. Most people aren’t like dingleberry, although too many are pretty much cookie cutter wannabes. Most people take a look at hefty consequences, financial or prison time-wise, and say to themselves “hmmm, maybe it isn’t worth it to have my way with so-and-so and then defame her. 83 million is a big chunk of change”. Sure, the financial punishment is for the defamation but surely it makes a person think twice before committing a crime.
Simple answer…they’re evil.
Even more ironic when you remember that this is the self proclaimed ‘law and order’ party, very fond of ‘locking them up’ and people ‘facing the consequences of their actions’.
But like all their policies, it’s a case of rules not applying to them, just ‘others’.
His problem actually is, “it’s ONLY a ‘woman'”.
So, I’m guessing Mr Schlapp is now firmly against the death penalty? After all, proponents of the death penalty have long argued that “knowing the penalty for a heinous crime is death will keep most people from committing such crimes.” Therefore, using his “fear” that his sexually assaulting someone might lead to his financial ruin SHOULD keep him from ever actually sexually assaulting someone.
But, he doesn’t really seem to be as concerned at committing sexual assault as he is at the prospect of being punished financially for doing that.
(Then again, as Daithi pointed out, the penalty that was assessed was because Trump couldn’t keep his fat mouth shut after having been found guilty of sexually assaulting Ms Carroll and feeling the need to defame her at every opportunity until she found no recourse but to sue his overbloated ass.)