Rep. Nancy Mace (SC-01) issued the following statement regarding the House discharge petition to release the Epstein files:
"The Epstein petition is deeply personal. When I was 14 I was molested by a friend of one of my coaches and sexually assaulted at 16. I was violently mugged months later. I dropped out of high school at 17 because I had nothing left to give. But God helped me turn things around.
"Two years ago I became a survivor of sexual and domestic violence once more to my utter shock, dismay and embarrassment. When I fled my home, I had nowhere to go. I lived in a friend’s one-bedroom garage apartment with two kids. I was forced to move 4 separate times to keep me and my children safe. My children were traumatized when they saw the bruises on my body when I finally had the chance to leave in November 2023. I left my life-savings in the hands of my abuser, I left my home, my vehicle. Everything.
"I found videos of unconscious women being sexually assaulted. I found images of possible child sexual exploitation material. I worked overtime with my attorneys to turn evidence over to law enforcement. To date NO ONE HAS BEEN ARRESTED!
"During this time I was assaulted at the Capitol by a pro-trans man. I live with thousand of death threats a year. I was told this week by a whistleblower, I was spied on by our airport! My own Attorney General even put my safety at risk.
"About a year ago, I was able to get back on my feet and bought a beautiful home for my children and me.
"I’ll never understand why God threw me gut punch after gut punch - but I’m stronger, a better mother and a better friend to those in need. It’s why I’m TOUGH and ignore the evil before me.
"As a survivor I will defend every last attack on President Trump to the death, everywhere. Just like I did on Stephanopoulos because I believe in HIM. And all this fake news, well, it’s just noise.
"I will NEVER abandon other survivors.
"Only in America and under God’s grace is this success story ever even possible."