The House Ethics Committee revealed Friday that it is investigating unspecified allegations against Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), which the conservative firebrand claimed were lodged by her ex-fiancé.
The matter regarding Mace, who is also running for governor in South Carolina, was “transmitted to the Committee by the Office of Congressional Conduct [OCC] on December 2, 2025,” according to the committee.
“The Committee notes that the mere fact of a referral or an extension, and the mandatory disclosure of such an extension and the name of the subject of the matter, does not itself indicate that any violation has occurred, or reflect any judgment on behalf of the Committee,” read a statement released by the ethics panel.
“The Committee will announce its course of action in this matter on or before March 2, 2026,” the statement concluded.
A spokesperson for Mace referred The Post to a press release from Nov. 21, where Mace charged that her former fiancé, Patrick Bryant, provided “fictitious documents to the OCC, which are the basis for this inquiry.”
“Bryant is terrified he might go to jail,” Mace said in a statement. “And if he does, my female constituents will be safer for it.
“This just goes to show how broken the system is when a predator can viciously go after his victims in this way and is permitted to do so regardless of the facts.”
Mace’s press release indicates that Bryant filed a complaint related to the congresswoman’s lodging expenses and reimbursements.
Mace accused Bryant and several other men of being sexual predators in a House floor speech last February.
Bryant claims Mace fabricated the sexual assault allegations and he has since filed a lawsuit against the congresswoman.
A lawyer for Bryant did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
