{"id":2598607,"date":"2026-05-04T15:13:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-mace-congressional-misconducts-records-before-2004-destroyed\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T15:15:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:15:54","slug":"nancy-mace-congressional-misconducts-records-before-2004-destroyed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-mace-congressional-misconducts-records-before-2004-destroyed\/","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Mace: Congressional misconducts records before 2004 destroyed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnancy-mace-congressional-misconducts-records-before-2004-destroyed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2598607&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) says that congressional records related to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-cuomo-aide-makes-shocking-sexual-harassment-allegation\/\" title=\"Ex-Cuomo Aide Makes Shocking Sexual Harassment Allegation\">sexual harassment<\/a> adn misconduct from before 2004 were destroyed. Posting on X, she shared photos of two binders she claimed were produced from her subpoena of Congress\u2019s \u201csexual harassment slush fund,\u201d saying the materials total about 1,000 pages covering nine former members and that the names would be released after redacting victims\u2019 and witnesses\u2019 personally identifiable facts.<\/p>\n<p>In follow-up posts, Mace identified the nine former members and reported settlement amounts, arguing that taxpayer money was used to silence victims. Her claims come amid recent House resignations tied to misconduct and other scandal, and alongside ongoing ethics scrutiny: the House Ethics Committee reported conducting multiple investigations into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deplorable-and-predatory-behavior-the-lincoln-project-condemns-cofounder-after-nyt-reports-he-allegedly-sexually-harassed-14-year-old-boy\/\" title=\"\u2018Deplorable And Predatory Behavior\u2019: The Lincoln Project Condemns Cofounder After NYT ...orts He Allegedly Sexually Harassed 14-Year-Old Boy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/proposed-bill-would-give-n-y-gov-power-to-detain-citizens-deemed-a-public-health-hazard\/\" title=\"Proposed bill would give N.Y. Gov. power to detain citizens deemed a \u2018public health hazard\u2019\">sexual misconduct<\/a> allegations<\/a> since 2017 and publishing a list of related matters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-mace\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2548\">Nancy Mace<\/a> (R-SC) claimed on Monday that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"31\">congressional<\/a> sexual harassment and misconduct records prior to 2004 were destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>Mace, who is running for governor of South Carolina, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepNancyMace\/status\/2051330807214534751?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepNancyMace\/status\/2051330807214534751?s=20\">posted a photo on X <\/a>of two binders that she claimed were the \u201cresults of my subpoena of Congress\u2019s sexual harassment slush fund.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4553897\/desantis-signs-new-congressional-maps-netting-gop-4-seats\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DeSantis signs new Florida congressional map that could net GOP four seats into law<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4553311\/robert-garcia-pushes-james-comer-film-release-bondi-testimony-epstein-files\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Robert Garcia pushes James Comer to film and release Bondi\u2019s testimony on Epstein files<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4551691\/tensions-john-thune-mike-johnson-loom-gop-immigration-push\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Tensions between John Thune and Mike Johnson loom over GOP immigration push<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cNine members. One thousand pages. All records prior to 2004 were destroyed \u2013 which tells you everything you need to know about how long this has been buried,\u201d Mace wrote. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The results of my subpoena of Congress\u2019s sexual harassment slush fund are in.<\/p>\n<p>Nine members. One thousand pages.<\/p>\n<p>All records prior to 2004 were destroyed \u2013 which tells you everything you need to know about how long this has been buried.<\/p>\n<p>We are reviewing every page. We will name\u2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S4QizDJuFt\">pic.twitter.com\/S4QizDJuFt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepNancyMace\/status\/2051330807214534751?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The South Carolina Republican pledged to release the \u201cfull 1,000 pages \u2013 once we confirm that personally identifiable information of victims and witnesses has been properly redacted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccountability is not a threat,\u201d Mace wrote. \u201cIt is a promise.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepNancyMace\/status\/2051346767875317912?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepNancyMace\/status\/2051346767875317912?s=20\">follow-up post<\/a> on X, Mace named the nine former members of Congress included in the documents and the amounts that were reportedly paid out to settle each of the claims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou, the American people, paid for this. Taxpayer dollars were used to silence victims of sexual harassment by Members of Congress,\u201d Mace wrote. We said we would get you names. Here they are, along with the amounts.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You, the American people, paid for this. Taxpayer dollars were used to silence victims of sexual harassment by Members of Congress. We said we would get you names. Here they are, along with the amounts.<\/p>\n<p>2007: Rodney Alexander ($15,000)<br \/>2009: Office of Carolyn McCarthy (2 cases\u2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E3CvrkegWw\">https:\/\/t.co\/E3CvrkegWw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepNancyMace\/status\/2051346767875317912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Mace\u2019s posts come as three lawmakers resigned from the House last month under a cloud of scandal. then-Reps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales resigned after sexual misconduct allegations were brought forward. Meanwhile, then-Democratic Florida Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick quit over <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >alleged campaign finance misconduct<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4551665\/congressional-black-caucus-lose-lose-situation-vra-ruling\/\">CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FACES LOSE-LOSE SITUATION AFTER SUPREME COURT RULING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mace was also involved in an all-out social media battle with Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) in recent weeks. Mace has called for Mills\u2019s expulsion over allegations of domestic violence and stolen valor, which Mills has denied.<\/p>\n<p>The House Ethics Committee revealed in a public statement last month that, since 2017, it has conducted 20 investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct from House members. The panel also released a list of all public matters it has investigated involving members\u2019 alleged sexual misconduct, with 15 instances since 2017.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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