A man accused by Nancy Mace of being a “predator” has called the allegations “absolutely” untrue.
In a 53-minute speech on the House floor last month, the Republican congresswoman accused her ex-fiancee Patrick Bryant of physical assault, rape and sex trafficking and said three other men recorded sex acts without consent.
Brian Musgrave, one of the accused men, denied the allegations on an interview with CNN. He appeared with his wife, Jen Musgrave, who defended the South Carolina entrepreneur.
“He’s nowhere near any of those things that she was accusing him of,” Jen Musgrave said.
Brian Musgrave said Mace’s allegations had been “catastrophic,” for him.
“For the rest of my life, when someone googles ‘Brian Musgrave’ this is going to be the thing that comes up,” he said. “I’m completely uncertain what tomorrow is going to be business-wise.”
Mace, who has become one of the most visible MAGA voices in Congress, displayed Musgrave’s name and photograph on a board during the televised speech, accusing him of “premeditated and calculated exploitation of women and girls” in her district.
She said she found more than 10,000 hidden camera videos and photos, although she didn’t present any evidence during the speech.
Musgrave co-owns a rental condo on the South Carolina coast with Bryant, an old friend. He said that there is a camera fastened to the fridge in the condo’s kitchen, visible in plain sight, but it’s unclear if this is one of the cameras Mace was referring to.
He said he had no control over the camera, adding, “The most control I could have over that camera would be to unplug it.” He also said that did not believe the allegations against Bryant.
His lawyers have sent a letter to Mace requesting that she either provides evidence that links their client to the crimes or retract her allegations against Musgrave and issue an apology.
According to South Carolina Law Enforcement, an investigation is underway. Bryant has denied all “criminal allegations,” and Eric Bowman, another man named by Mace, told CNN that “no wrongdoing has been committed.”
