Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said a closed-door House Oversight meeting with Jeffrey Epstein’s victims on September 2, 2025, triggered a “full blown panic attack.” She later called on X for Prince Andrew to be prosecuted for any potential crimes on U.S. soil. Andrew has denied wrongdoing and has never been criminally charged.
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said she suffered a panic attack during a closed-door House Oversight Committee meeting with victims of Jeffrey Epstein on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, and later called for Britain’s Prince Andrew to face prosecution in the United States over his ties to Epstein.
What Mace said about the meeting
Mace left the meeting early. In a post on X, she described her reaction to hearing the victims’ accounts: “Full blown panic attack. Sweating. Hyperventilating. Shaking. I can’t breathe.”
Mace, who has spoken publicly about being a survivor of sexual assault, wrote that as “a recent survivor (not 2 years in), I had a very difficult time listening to their stories.” She added, “I feel the immense pain of how hard all victims are fighting for themselves.”
Call to prosecute Prince Andrew
The following day, Mace posted on X: “Now seems like a good time to discuss prosecuting Prince Andrew for any and all potential crimes on U.S. soil.” In another post, she wrote: “A cold dark cell. Prince Andrew in handcuffs. Sends the right message.”
Mace’s comments came as members of Congress pressed the Justice Department, led by Attorney General Pam Bondi, to release more records from the Epstein investigation. Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) were leading a bipartisan effort to force a House vote on releasing the files.
Prince Andrew’s ties to Epstein
Prince Andrew’s friendship with Epstein has been the subject of scrutiny for years. Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein’s best-known accusers, alleged that she was trafficked by Epstein and forced to have sex with Andrew when she was 17. Andrew has consistently denied the allegations.
In a 2019 BBC Newsnight interview, Andrew said he had no recollection of meeting Giuffre. The interview was widely criticized, and he stepped back from public royal duties soon afterward. In 2022, he settled a civil lawsuit brought by Giuffre in the United States for an undisclosed sum, without admitting liability. Giuffre died in April 2025.
Andrew has never been charged with a crime in connection with Epstein.
What would prosecution require?
Any criminal case in the United States would require federal prosecutors to bring charges, and bringing Andrew to the U.S. would require an extradition request to the United Kingdom. The Justice Department has not announced any charges against him.
What comes next
The House Oversight Committee has continued its review of the federal government’s handling of the Epstein case, including records it has requested from the Justice Department. Epstein’s victims have urged lawmakers to make more of the files public.
Source: WJLA
