The Republican staffer who alleged he was sexually assaulted by GOP mega-lobbyist and American Conservative Union director Matt Schlapp has abruptly withdrawn his lawsuit and retracted his allegations. According to The New York Times, Carlton Huffman issued a statement saying, “The claims made in my lawsuits were the result of a complete misunderstanding, and I regret that the lawsuit caused pain to the Schlapp family. The Schlapps have advised that the statements made about me were the result of a misunderstanding, which was regrettable. Neither the Schlapps nor the ACU paid me anything to di…