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 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.

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.

A man Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) accused of being part of a group of “predators” in a stunning House floor speech is suing her for defamation. The complaint, filed Friday in federal court, sets up a battle over the Constitution’s Speech and Debate Clause,

A businessman accused by Rep. Nancy Mace of being a sexual predator in a House floor speech last month has sued the South Carolina Republican for defamation. Brian Musgrave, one of four businessmen whom Mace claimed were involved in sex trafficking and filming non-consensual nude videos of women — including herself — filed a lawsuit against the congresswoman in South Carolina federal court Thursday,