Nancy Mace uses hour-long floor speech to lobby | Political News

In an uncommon transfer, South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace used her hour-long slot on the U.S. House floor Monday to accuse her ex-fiancé of bodily and sexual abuse.

The vocal Republican alleged that her ex Patrick Bryant bodily abused her and recorded her and others performing sexual acts with out their consent as half of a conspiracy with 4 business associates.

The third-term consultant created headlines final fall after closely campaigning to ban transgender ladies from utilizing ladies’s bogs on the U.S. Capitol and House buildings.

She stated she determined to go “scorched Earth” and converse out after her state’s prime prosecutor allegedly refused to take motion as soon as she alerted authorities.

The prosecutor plans to run for governor of South Carolina in 2026, a place of workplace that Mace can also be contemplating.

Mace alleged that in November 2023 she “accidentally uncovered some of the most heinous crimes against women imaginable. We’re talking about rape, non-consensual photos, non-consensual videos of women and underage girls, and the premeditated, calculated exploitation of women and girls in my district.”

Bryant instructed the Associated Press, “I categorically deny these allegations. I take this matter seriously and will cooperate fully with any necessary legal processes to clear my name.”

Mace also alleged that South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson delayed an investigation after turning in photo and video evidence to authorities.

Wilson’s office said his team “has not received any reports or requests for assistance from any law enforcement or prosecution agencies regarding these matters.”

The legal professional normal workplace additionally stated Mace’s allegations concerning the prosecutor have been “categorically false.”

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An investigation was launched into Bryant in December 2023 by a state police agency after it received allegations of “assault, harassment, and voyeurism.”

The police company stated it was nonetheless wanting into the matter and deliberate on submitting its findings to a prosecutor.

The invesigation has concerned a number of interivews and search warrants to construct a case file that can be made accessible upon conclusion of the case, the company added.

She additionally spoke out in 2019 about a separate sexual assault expertise she had over 20 years prior, which led her to advocate for rape and incest exceptions for a state House ban on abortion after fetal heartbeat detection.

Mace has largely backed President Donald Trump, aiding in his 2016 marketing campaign, nonetheless, she criticized him after the Jan. 6, 2021, rebel, which led Trump to back her GOP challenger in a 2022 race. Mace went on to win that election, and Trump later endorsed her in 2024.

Mace was the primary lady to graduate from The Citadel, South Carolina’s navy school, the place her father served as a commandant.

She later grew to become the primary Republican lady elected to Congress in South Carolina, flipping her district. She is now serving her third time period within the House and is “seriously considering” operating for governor.