Rep. Nancy Mace Calls Democrats’ Epstein Hearing ‘Circus,’ Demands Unredacted Documents to Identify Co-Conspirators
By Alex Smith | Saturday, 14 February 2026 06:12 PM EST
Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina stated Saturday that Democrats turned a recent hearing into “a true circus” instead of “getting to the bottom of the truth,” arguing that victims deserve a more aggressive push to identify and punish people she described as potential coconspirators and other witnesses tied to the Jeffrey Epstein case.
During the interview, she was asked for her take on what she described as political theater and criticism of Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Mace replied, “They made the judicial hearing a true circus rather than getting to the bottom of the truth,” adding that “the real victims deserve nothing less.”
She added, “We still don’t know why other people weren’t indicted,” and argued she intends to press for testimony from people she believes “may be witnesses, may be predators, but folks with information that can get to the bottom of it.”
The House Judiciary Committee held a Department of Justice oversight hearing on Wednesday, with Bondi as the witness.
Bondi faced sharp questioning in a contentious, hours-long session that included disputes over the Justice Department’s handling of Epstein-related files.
Mace said she sent a letter to Bondi regarding criticism aimed at President Trump over the talk of the Epstein files.
The letter sought an explanation for why “the DOJ has subsequently quietly removed certain documents from the DOJ website after they were posted,” and specifically asked what documents were removed, why they were removed, and the timing for when they would be restored online.
Mace stated she believes the material relates to potential coconspirators, noting that “the Southern District of New York provided redacted documents specifically as it relates to potential coconspirators,” and she wants those documents unredacted.
She added, “I want the co-conspirators’ names,” and said she plans additional requests, including a letter to the Central Intelligence Agency because, she claimed, “I have my hands on some information that I believe the CIA has in their possession.”
Mace also expressed a desire for “a copy of every passport that Epstein has ever had under every pseudonym,” adding, “There’s more to this than meets the eye, and I’m going to get to the bottom of it.”
When asked why she made the issue a personal mission, Mace said, “I’m a survivor,” and described the effort as “deeply personal.”
She insisted that the matter is “not political here” and that those abusing victims “get the full throttle of the law,” adding, “the Epstein saga really is emblematic of a cultural issue in America” where she claimed, “no one ever goes to jail.”
