Robert Sneed
Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Greenville office of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina, representing the United States as substituted defendant under the Westfall Act in the federal defamation suit Musgrave v. Mace.
Robert Sneed is an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Greenville office of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina. He serves as institutional government counsel, not as a private retainer, in the federal matter Musgrave v. Mace.
Role in the Mace litigation
Sneed represents the United States, which was substituted as the defendant under the Westfall Act in the federal defamation suit brought by Brian Musgrave against Rep. Nancy Mace. Under the Westfall Act, the government defends the matter in Mace's stead when a federal employee's alleged conduct is deemed within the scope of employment. After plaintiff's counsel Bland Richter filed an amended complaint, Sneed sought and received an extension of the response deadline to July 11, 2025. His role in this matter runs parallel to that of House General Counsel Matthew Berry, who pursues a separate Speech-or-Debate Clause defense on behalf of Mace in the same proceeding.
Office contact
- Firm: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South Carolina
- Office: 55 Beattie Place, Suite 700, Greenville, SC 29601
- Phone: (864) 282-2100
- Website: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sc