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On House floor, Rep. Nancy Mace accuses 4 of sexual abuse, including ex-fiancé. He denies it.
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Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina, in a nearly hour-long speech on the U.S. House floor Monday, accused her ex-fiancé of physically abusing her, recording sex acts with her and others without their consent, and conspiring with business associates in acts of rape and sexual misconduct.
Mace said she was speaking out because her home state's top prosecutor didn't take action even after she alerted investigators. That same prosecutor is likely to be Mace's opponent if she runs for governor of South Carolina in 2026, which she has said she's considering.
Saying she was going "scorched earth," Mace detailed how, in November 2023, she says she "accidentally uncovered some of the most heinous crimes against women imaginable."
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