{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mace.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-nancy-mace-wins-major-court-victory-and-sanctions-against-attorney-barrett", "Rep. Nancy Mace Wins Major Court Victory And Sanctions Against Attorney Barrett Brewer And Patrick Bryant For Misconduct In Fake Blackmail Court Case", "2025-09-29", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "House", "SC", "Nancy Mace", "M000194", "mace.house.gov", "mace", "https://mace.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Charleston, SC - September 29, 2025 \u2014 Today, the Charleston County Court of Common Pleas issued an interim order sanctioning Patrick Bryant of GLT2, LLC and his counsel, Barrett Brewer, for abusing the legal system in an attempt to target U.S. Representative Nancy Mace.\n\nThe case, known as GLT2, drew public attention for falsely accusing Rep. Mace of blackmail.\n\nThe case was intentionally leaked to defame Mace and taint a jury pool in an upcoming trial on behalf of rape victim Jane Doe, who was allegedly filmed by Patrick Bryant while she was unconscious and allegedly sexually assaulted by one of Bryant\u2019s business associates, John Osborne.\n\nSouth Carolina attorney Barrett Brewer has been sanctioned for misconduct tied to the GLT2 lawsuit - a case Patrick Bryant filed to harass and defame his victims while he is the target of an active and ongoing SLED investigation.\n\nThe order details how Bryant, GLT2 and his attorney, Brewer, knowingly issued improper subpoenas and conducted an unauthorized deposition, actions the judge said violated South Carolina\u2019s rules of civil procedure. In other words, a severe abuse of the court process.\n\nThe Honorable Judge Rode ruled that sanctions are warranted, stating that GLT2\u2019s actions were not reasonable or made in good faith and were carried out in disregard of court rules. The court emphasized these efforts appeared designed to investigate and discredit Rep. Mace following her public remarks in February exposing sexual misconduct allegations.\n\nWhile the exact financial penalties are still to be determined, the court confirmed that sanctions will be imposed and set a future hearing to decide the amount of attorney\u2019s fees and other remedies. Rep. Mace and victim Jane Doe have approximately $100,000 in legal fees related to fighting this court abuse by Brewer and Bryant.\n\nRep. Mace welcomed the ruling, calling it \u201ca clear message that the courts will not tolerate harassment or abuse of process. This isn\u2019t about a lawyer making a simple mistake. This is about Bryant and his attorney Barrett Brewer weaponizing the legal system to harm victims and intimidate witnesses,\u201d said Rep. Mace. \u201cThe judge looked at the facts in this case and came down on the side of truth and justice for all.\u201d\n\nMace added, \u201cI look forward to pursing all available legal avenues to hold these guys accountable for making up all sorts of wild lies, for the fake news headlines that will cost them dearly. I\u2019m fighting against the weaponization of the same justice system that tried to take down Donald Trump as it tries to take me down too. And, like Trump, I hope they have saved up for this fight, cause I\u2019m coming for them. I won\u2019t back down.\u201d\n\nIn December 2023, Rep. Mace turned over documents she accidentally discovered of what she believed to be evidence of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), sexual assault, and filming of women without their knowledge or consent. The hidden camera videos were saved for YEARS without any of the victim\u2019s knowledge.\n\nThe court found Brewer\u2019s actions crossed the line., Rep. Mace stepped in, asking the court to intervene in what she and her attorneys described as abuse of process and weaponizing the court system against victims and intimidating witnesses. The judge assigned to the case held an emergency hearing and ruled that Brewer and Bryant\u2019s behavior deserved severe court sanctions.\n\nSanctions are one of the harshest, formal reprimands a court can issue. Sanctions mean the court believes an attorney abused the process, acted in bad faith, or filed something without a proper legal basis. The judge cited both South Carolina court rules and the court\u2019s power to protect the legal process as reasons for the decision.\n\nMace added, \u201cPlay stupid games. Win stupid prizes. I can promise you this, anyone attempting to weaponize our court system, lie about witnesses and victims, won\u2019t get away with it.\u201d\n\nLINK TO COURT DOCUMENTS: https://www.courtplus.org/DocHandler.ashx?id=0200000051692645F1F2B070396A473C85AD647D7104D5530DAB189ABEF8112942944F9F829A3E5ECE885AAE0BCC80C6D5313445C83D107296BCBD8F1021250A10BFCF11&casenum=2025CP1000981\n\n###\n\nCONTACT\n\nCarlie Baker, Press Assistant", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://mace.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-nancy-mace-wins-major-court-victory-and-sanctions-against-attorney-barrett"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 3.328158985823393, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}