An Independent Public RecordWednesday, June 17, 2026

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affidavit

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Incidents

  • The hacking allegation: 'I hacked into his computer and phone'

    A sworn affidavit by South Carolina journalist Ashleigh Messervy attests that at a private August 28, 2024 meeting, Rep. Nancy Mace, after explaining she 'used to be a programmer,' told her: 'I hacked into his [Patrick's] computer and phone.' In her own court filings Mace denies that she 'hacked' the phone, saying her former fiance gave her express permission, added her thumbprint, and told her she could access it whenever she wanted, though she admits she accessed the hidden folders on his phone using a four-digit code. The word, and whether it fits the conduct, is contested; the matters remain unproven and in ongoing litigation.

Wiki & people

  • John Mason Long

    Campaign manager for Nancy Mace's 2024 congressional re-election campaign (February, May 2024). In a sworn affidavit executed July 11, 2025 and later filed as a court exhibit, Long recounted statements and conduct Mace described to him during his employment. The allegations are unproven and contested; Mace denies wrongdoing.

  • Vicki Pittman

    Vicki (Victoria) Pittman is a former housekeeper for Patrick Bryant whose sworn affidavit, describing a May 2025 encounter at Charleston International Airport in which she says Rep. Nancy Mace pressed her to corroborate personal allegations about Bryant, was submitted in the federal litigation over whether Mace acted within the scope of her congressional duties.

  • Ashleigh Messervy

    Ashleigh Messervy is a South Carolina journalist and former girlfriend of Patrick Bryant whose sworn affidavit describes an August 2024 meeting at which she says Rep. Nancy Mace told her 'I hacked into his [Patrick's] computer and phone' and recounted a series of unproven allegations about Bryant.

  • Neely Kelleher

    Neely Kelleher is a South Carolina woman and former girlfriend of Patrick Bryant whose sworn affidavit, describing an August 2024 meeting at which she says Rep. Nancy Mace made unverified allegations about Bryant and admitted accessing his phone by 'guessing his passcode', was submitted as an exhibit in the federal Musgrave v. Mace litigation over whether Mace acted within the scope of her congressional duties.