Nancy Mace’s shocking move explained.
Rep. Nancy Mace stunned Capitol Hill Tuesday by sharing photos of her “naked silhouette” during a House Oversight Committee hearing.
Nancy’s accusations detailed.
It all began in February when Rep. Nancy Mace stepped onto the House floor and made an accusation that left lawmakers stunned.
She claimed her ex-fiancé, Patrick Bryant, had secretly recorded her — and other women — in intimate moments without consent.
Mace said she uncovered over 10,000 videos and photographs on Bryant’s phone, evidence she said documented r***, voyeurism, and s***** abuse.
Among the alleged victims? A dozen women, including underage girls.
She told Congress the material included hidden camera footage taken in private homes and bedrooms.
She alleged Bryant and three business partners had committed “depraved” s***** crimes against multiple victims.
Her speech triggered immediate headlines — and an official investigation by the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division.
Bryant’s response confirmed.
Bryant has denied all of it, calling the allegations “false and outrageous.”
“I have never r**** anyone. I have never hidden cameras. I have never harmed any woman,” Bryant said in a fiery statement.
He claimed Mace was using her position in Congress to protect herself from legal consequences.
Citing the Constitution’s speech and debate clause, Bryant argued she was hiding behind legislative immunity.
“If she believed them to be true… she’d pursue them outside the chamber,” Bryant said. “She has not done so, because she cannot.”
Nancy’s bold move unveiled.
Mace, meanwhile, never backed down — and took things even further on May 21, during a House Oversight Committee hearing.
This time, she brought visuals: poster-sized images showing blurry black-and-white footage from what she claimed was a hidden security camera.
She pointed to a yellow-circled shape in the corner of one frame.
“That yellow circle? That’s my naked silhouette,” she told stunned colleagues.
“I didn’t know that I had been filmed. I didn’t give my consent. I didn’t give my permission,” she stated, her voice steady.
Mace said the camera was installed in a living room — a place she thought was safe and private.
The images weren’t explicit, but their implication was crystal clear.
Nancy’s statement clarified.
“Freedom is not a theory. It is the right to breathe… to dress and undress… to sleep without someone’s camera filming your naked body.”
She used the moment to push for new legislation to criminalize video voyeurism nationwide.
“The Founders wrote liberty in parchment, but hidden cameras erase it in pixels,” she added, hammering the point.
“I speak not just as a lawmaker, but as a survivor,” Mace said.
She urged her colleagues to consider how technology has outpaced consent.
Behind her words stood the stark, haunting image: a woman unknowingly caught on camera.
The investigations continue.
The moment was both deeply personal and politically charged — and it hit Washington like a thunderclap.
Mace’s testimony reignited a national conversation about privacy, power, and surveillance in intimate spaces.
Critics and supporters alike were left scrambling to interpret the political and personal fallout.
Bryant, for his part, maintains that the entire situation is a smear campaign — fueled by resentment and ambition.
“My mistake was loving and trusting someone who later weaponized our relationship,” he said.
As investigations continue, both Mace and Bryant face an uncertain future in the harsh light of public scrutiny.
But one thing is crystal clear: this isn’t just another Capitol Hill scandal — it’s a full-blown, high-stakes showdown.