r/news • u/AudibleNod • 11h ago

South Carolina Ex-fiancé of Rep. Nancy Mace and 2 others charged with sex crimes she described in House speech

https://www.denver7.com/us-news/crime/ex-fiance-of-rep-nancy-mace-and-2-others-charged-with-sex-crimes-she-described-in-house-speech
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u/duffmcgruff528 6h ago

Pre floor speech they were also suing each other back and forth over things like investment properties. Clearly there was bad blood all over the place after the break up.

But for what it’s worth Nancy has only made those claims in that floor speech where she was protected from libel. The fact that she won’t state them in another venue without that protection has fueled the fire that none of this was justice for the victims.

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u/filthy_harold 4h ago

Probably on the advice of her lawyer