Overview
- Rep. Nancy Mace said she will pursue a defamation case against Charleston International Airport and American Airlines, alleging a coordinated effort to fabricate incident reports.
- Attorney Larry Klayman listed potential defendants including airport CEO Elliott Summey, three airport police officers, an American Airlines gate agent, and state Attorney General Alan Wilson.
- No lawsuit had been filed as of Wednesday, according to court records cited in new reports.
- An airport police report and surveillance video describe Mace as “very irate” and repeatedly using profanity as officers escorted her following a miscommunication about her arrival.
- A TSA supervisor said he would file a report over her “unacceptable” behavior, and Republican Sens. Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham publicly criticized her conduct and voiced support for airport staff.