"You have to hit him in his pocketbook with a civil suit": the first recorded call with Ali Berg, in her own words

A supercut of Rep. Nancy Mace's first recorded phone call with Alexis "Ali" Berg (April 6, 2024), drawn from the audio FITSNews published on June 7, 2026. Every line below is verbatim from the recording.

FITSNews published the full audio on June 7, 2026, describing it as the origin of Mace's "scorched earth" campaign. The recording was produced in the ADW v. Berg civil litigation. The call runs roughly 44 minutes; this supercut presents its key moments in sequence.

Credit: FITSNews ("Leaked Call Details Origins of Nancy Mace's 'Scorched Earth' Campaign," June 7, 2026).

The assertion, and no memory

Early in the call, Mace describes what she says she believes happened, naming a third party. Berg says she has no memory of the events Mace is describing.

Mace: "I believe you were assaulted. And I believe that he filmed it."
Ali: "Can you tell me what you mean by assaulted?"
Mace: "And he did it in front of Patrick and Eric, and Patrick filmed it."
Ali: "Did what?"
Mace: "It looks like he was assaulting you."
Ali: "I have no memory of any of that. Like, I told you what I remember."
Mace: "Which is why you told me what your lawsuit was over, the overtime. I was like, she doesn't know."
Mace: "You were passed out. You were completely out. It was John."
Ali: "Still a little shaky, still a little shocked, trying to wrap my head around it."

The pitch: a lawsuit, not the police

From there Mace turns to what she says she is doing about it. She does not suggest Berg contact law enforcement or speak with a victim advocate. The help she offers is civil litigation and money.

Mace: "I'm going to sue him. Okay? Civilly."
Mace: "It's about $150,000. It does not include legal fees."
Mace: "My attorney tells me that we can all be Jane Doe, at least initially."
Mace: "If you want justice, I'm going to help you. If you don't, then I'll never say another word."
Mace: "If there's a civil suit, those things can be subpoenaed. What I want is, I want all my videos and I want them destroyed."
Mace: "I filed a suit against him on Tuesday of this week regarding our real estate."
Mace: "There's strength in numbers. They can't go after just one of us."
Mace: "Andrews got 55 million when she was filmed without her knowledge or consent."
Mace: "You have to hit him in his pocketbook with a civil suit."
Mace: "Easily all of us can get $150,000 each. I think we can get more."
Mace: "He has assets. He has real estate. He has businesses."
Mace: "I think he would settle right off the bat. Sell one of his buildings, settle."
Mace: "He can sell a building or two, settle, be done, move on."
Mace: "I'm interviewing different attorneys for the civil suit, and they're going to do it on contingency."
Mace: "I'm not talking to him. I'm not talking to his business partners. He'll never know what hit him."

Across the call, Mace frames the matter as a civil suit for financial damages rather than a criminal complaint. At no point does she offer Berg counseling, a victim advocate, or a referral to law enforcement.

The allegations Mace describes on the FITSNews recording are unproven, contested, and the subject of ongoing civil litigation and a South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) investigation. The people she names, including Patrick Bryant, who has categorically denied her claims, as well as John Osborne and Eric Bowman, deny wrongdoing. None of the underlying matters has been adjudicated. Nothing here is a finding of fact.

Sources and related coverage

FITSNews, "Leaked Call Details Origins of Nancy Mace's 'Scorched Earth' Campaign" (June 7, 2026)
Full audio on YouTube
Original first-call dispatch on Maceopedia -- full transcript analysis and context
Berg v. Bryant court-filing hub -- docket and case background