Part of: Staff Turnover in Nancy Mace's Office
Ex-aides dispute Rep. Nancy Mace's claims that staff 'sabotaged' her
The Washington Post reported on May 10, 2024 that Rep. Nancy Mace had accused former members of her congressional staff of sabotaging her office, including claims that ex-aides hacked her phone, mismanaged the budget, spied on her children, and tried to destroy office devices. Former staffers interviewed by the Post vehemently disputed Mace's account, pushing back on each allegation. The exchange extended a long-running national story about the unusually high turnover in Mace's office.
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Former aides "vehemently disputed" Mace's claim that staff sabotaged her office. The Washington Post
The Washington Post reported on May 10, 2024 that Rep. Nancy Mace had publicly accused former members of her congressional staff of sabotage, telling outlets that ex-aides had hacked her phone, mismanaged her office budget, spied on her children, and tried to destroy electronic devices. The Post interviewed multiple former staffers, who disputed Mace's characterization point by point and offered their own accounts of conditions inside the office.
The story landed amid sustained national coverage of Mace's congressional staff turnover, one of the highest documented rates in Congress, which had already been reported by The Daily Beast, Salon, and The New Republic. Mace stood by her allegations; her former aides rejected them. The competing accounts remain a matter of public dispute.
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