{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mace.house.gov/media/press-releases/representative-nancy-mace-wins-financial-sanctions-court-today-fictitious", "Representative Nancy Mace Wins Financial Sanctions In Court Today For Fictitious Lawsuit Created By Attorney Barrett Brewer And His Client Patrick Bryant", "2025-10-30", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "House", "SC", "Nancy Mace", "M000194", "mace.house.gov", "mace", "https://mace.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "CHARLESTON, S.C., October 30, 2025 \u2014 Today, the Charleston County Court of Common Pleas issued a final sanctions order against Patrick Bryant\u2019s company, GLT2, LLC, and attorney Barrett Brewer after finding they violated South Carolina state law to target Congresswoman Nancy Mace.\n\nIn its 26-page ruling, the court determined Brewer and his client, Bryant, used shell companies GLT1 LLC and GLT2 LLC to secretly subpoena and depose individuals without court approval, actions the court called \u201cwholly inconsistent\u201d with South Carolina\u2019s civil procedure rules.\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s ruling sends a clear message: no one is above the law,\u201d said Congresswoman Mace. \u201cThis was an outrageous case of lawfare by individuals trying to weaponize the courts against a sitting member of Congress and rape victim Jane Doe. We stood our ground, We fought back, and justice was served cold. They earned all of it and then some. They will get everything coming to them and I will not feel an ounce of pity or pain for what they\u2019ve done.\u201d\n\nAccording to the Court, Brewer\u2019s filings were purposely deficient and misleading, deliberately concealing Rep. Mace as the true subject of a proceeding and violating South Carolina\u2019s requirement to name adverse parties. The order described his actions as \u201cwithout regard for the requirements of Rule 27 and Rule 11,\u201d the state\u2019s rules for lawful pre-suit discovery and attorney ethics.\n\nThe Honorable T.J. Rode concluded the sanctions were warranted \u201cto deter future litigation abuse\u201d and to ensure accountability for those who \u201cknowingly filed a deficient petition and issued various subpoenas for depositions which had not been sanctioned or ordered by the Court.\u201d\n\nCongresswoman Mace was represented by attorneys Robert Wyndam and Mary Grace Wyndam of the Wyndam Law Firm.\n\n\u201cSanctions are extremely rare, they\u2019re reserved for the most serious misconduct,\u201d said Congresswoman Mace. \u201cThe court made clear this wasn\u2019t a mistake. This was a deliberate abuse of power. This was lawfare. This was weaponization.\u201d\n\nThe Court\u2019s order also requires Brewer to deliver all witness affidavits, statements, and deposition materials obtained through his unlawful subpoenas to Rep. Mace\u2019s counsel within fifteen days.\n\nIn addition, the Court ordered Brewer and his firm to pay attorney\u2019s fees to both Congresswoman Mace\u2019s legal team and to Jane Doe\u2019s counsel, a combined total of $48,456.74.\n\nREAD THE FULL COURT ORDER HERE.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"]], "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/representative-nancy-mace-wins-financial-sanctions-court-today-fictitious"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6493730470538139, "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"}