The Home Ethics Committee revealed Friday that it’s investigating unspecified allegations in opposition to Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), which the conservative firebrand claimed had been lodged by her ex-fiancé.
The matter concerning Mace, who can also be working for governor in South Carolina, was “transmitted to the Committee by the Workplace of Congressional Conduct [OCC] on December 2, 2025,” in accordance with the committee.
“The Committee notes that the mere truth of a referral or an extension, and the obligatory disclosure of such an extension and the identify of the topic of the matter, doesn’t itself point out that any violation has occurred, or replicate any judgment on behalf of the Committee,” learn an announcement launched by the ethics panel.
“The Committee will announce its plan of action on this matter on or earlier than March 2, 2026,” the assertion concluded.
A spokesperson for Mace referred The Submit to a press launch from Nov. 21, the place Mace charged that her former fiancé, Patrick Bryant, offered “fictitious paperwork to the OCC, that are the premise for this inquiry.”
“Bryant is terrified he would possibly go to jail,” Mace mentioned in an announcement. “And if he does, my feminine constituents will likely be safer for it.
“This simply goes to indicate how damaged the system is when a predator can viciously go after his victims on this means and is permitted to take action whatever the information.”
Mace’s press launch signifies that Bryant filed a grievance associated to the congresswoman’s lodging bills and reimbursements.
Mace accused Bryant and a number of other different males of being sexual predators in a Home ground speech final February.
Bryant claims Mace fabricated the sexual assault allegations and he has since filed a lawsuit in opposition to the congresswoman.
A lawyer for Bryant didn’t instantly reply to The Submit’s request for remark.
