Nancy Mace calls Trump 'exonerated' in Epstein files, vows to seek 'justice for everybody'

Nancy Mace accused lawmakers of political theater in the Jeffrey Epstein case and said Donald Trump is 'exonerated' in the files
PUBLISHED FEB 15, 2026
Nancy Mace vowed to seek unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files from federal agencies, calling her push for justice deeply personal (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Nancy Mace vowed to seek unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files from federal agencies, calling her push for justice deeply personal (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)


WASHINGTON, DC: Nancy Mace says she is no longer willing to stay silent. In a television interview about the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, she said she wants justice for everyone connected to the case.

She openly mentioned Trump and called him “exonerated.” She added, “The real victims deserve nothing less.” She also said Trump "blew the whistle on going Maxwell." Mace calls herself a “survivor” and says “there is more that meets the eye.”

She argues that the situation is no longer political. According to her, “it's about getting justice and making the accused get in jail and exposed.”

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 17: U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) speaks on stage on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual convention, concluding with former President Donald Trump accepting his party's presidential nomination. The RNC takes place from July 15-18. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Nancy Mace (R-SC) spoke on stage during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July 2024 (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Nancy Mace demands unredacted Epstein files

In a discussion about the Epstein investigation, she accused lawmakers of turning serious oversight away from victims. She criticized the process and the harassment faced by the victims.

"A lot of political theater, and unfortunately for the real victims that are out there, they made the Judiciary hearing a true circus, rather than getting to the bottom of the truth and those individuals that are co-conspirators that have not been fully investigated or indicted."

"Let alone served any prison time, because you can't tell me that in the last 20 years of this investigation, because it started a long time ago, long before Trump, who by the way is exonerated in the files totally and completely, and was basically a whistleblower and kicked Epstein out of Mar-A-Lago." Mace promised to push herself more if the authorities don't act as they should. "I'm gonna do their job for them, and we're going to do a job of it because the victims- the real victims deserve nothing less. Trump also blew the whistle on Maxwell."

New tranche of DOJ files reveals jailhouse report detailing Epstein’s reported attempt to end his life weeks before his death(Getty Images)
New tranche of DOJ files reveals jailhouse report detailing Epstein’s reported attempt to end his life weeks before his death(Getty Images)

She said she plans formal action to obtain more documents and intelligence, including outreach to federal agencies. "I find it hard to believe, but I'm going to get to the bottom of it next week." "I'm sending a letter to the Southern District up in New York to get those documents unredacted." "I want the co-conspirator names. I'm also sending a letter to the CIA because I have my hands on some information that I believe the CIA has in their possession."

"I want a copy of every passport that Epstein has ever had under every pseudonym as well. There's more to this than meets the eye. I'm going to get to the bottom of it."

When asked why she feels personally driven to pursue this, Mace connected the issue to her own life story. "I'm a Survivor. And just over a year ago, I told my story on the House floor, and it's very important to me."

She emphasized that her motivation is emotional and moral. "It's not political here. This is deeply personal, that anyone who was abused as a child, abused men and women alike as adults, that they get the full throttle of the law." 

"If you're rich and powerful or connected, pay the right attorney. These things get buried, and the kids deal with a lifetime of trauma. And it's just my personal mission to get justice for everybody."

Nancy Mace warns of shocking Epstein names

Nancy Mace said the public would be surprised by names hidden in files linked to Epstein. She made the remarks during an appearance on “Piers Morgan’s Uncensored."



“You would be shocked, Piers, at some of the names that I have seen that came across the DOJ in emails that the DOJ is protecting,” Mace said. She previously stated that redacted names in the January 30 release would shock the public, after lawmakers reviewed unredacted Department of Justice files.

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