South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace was slammed for “lies” in a defamation lawsuit filed by the man she called a “predator,” setting up a potential legal fight over free speech privileges granted to Congress members.

Brian Musgrave, one of the four men Mace accused of filming acts of sexual assault in a House floor speech last month, sued Mace for libel and defamation in federal court.

Brian Musgrave was out buying bird seed when he got the first hint that his life was about to be turned upside down. The text from someone he didn’t know just said he was going to be mentioned by South Carolina Rep.

Charleston, falsely accused him of being a sex trafficker made good on their promise to file a lawsuit against Mace if she didn’t apologize and retract her statement. They filed suit Friday, March 14.

US Rep. Nancy Mace is facing a defamation lawsuit after accusing 4 men of sexual abuse after her floor speech. It could test limits of congressional immunity.

South Carolina man Brian Musgrave sues Congresswoman Nancy Mace for alleged defamation following accusations shared both publicly and on social media.

One of the four men Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) publicly accused of sexual assault in an hour-long speech last month has filed a defamation lawsuit against her Friday that could challenge the limits of free speech protections on the floor of Congress.

One of the men Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) accused of sexual abuse in a fiery speech on the House floor last month is suing the congresswoman for defamation, a test of legal rules that members of Congress say protect remarks in the chamber.