Witnesses: Mace Lied About Assault By “Pro-Trans Man”

The Imprint reports:

A former foster youth and award-winning advocate for children was arrested at the U.S. Capitol tonight — a bizarre twist in an otherwise celebratory day of events — after South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace accused him of assault. The incident took place outside a House of Representatives office building following an event honoring the anniversary of a landmark child welfare law where Mace, a firebrand Republican, had given a speech.

Three witnesses at the scene told The Imprint their accused colleague James McIntyre had done nothing more than shake the congress member’s hand at the House reception, and asked her to protect the rights of transgender people. An officer with the Capitol Police Department told a reporter present at the scene that they were responding to a call about an “assault.” McIntyre was then placed into a police van and driven off.

Read the full article. At the bottom of this post is a video of Mace talking to a pro-trans activist. There doesn’t appear to be any physical contact, but the alleged incident mentioned above may have occurred elsewhere. UPDATE: I don’t think the activist in the video is McIntyre.