U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace appeared visibly upset after an emotional meeting with the victims of Jeffrey Epstein on Tuesday.

The House Oversight Committee met with the victims of the disgraced financier after lawmakers returned from a month-long break. Ghislaine Maxwell, a former socialite and accomplice of Epstein's, was also present for the meeting on Capitol Hill.

The accusers met with lawmakers to put pressure on Congress to take action on revealing more evidence related to the case surrounding Epstein, who was found dead in a New York City jail cell in an apparent suicide in 2019

However, Mace, who is running for governor in South Carolina, left the meeting early and was seen leaving in tears and refusing to answer questions from the media.

She later took to X to explain her early departure, writing, "Since it’s already being reported - Yes I left the Oversight briefing with Epstein victims early.

"As a recent survivor (not 2 years in), I had a very difficult time listening to their stories. Full blown panic attack. Sweating. Hyperventilating. Shaking. I can’t breathe."

Mace said she felt the immense pain "of how hard all victims are fighting for themselves because we know absolutely no one will fight for us.

“GOD BLESS ALL SURVIVORS.”

Mace also slammed Democrats for supposedly failing to protect victims.

"As a survivor, the thing that really gets me here is that dems say they're here to 'protect' women - no they're not - this is a political wedge for them in the midterms.

"Where were they for the Epstein victims the last 4 years?"

Earlier this year, Mace accused her ex-fiancé, Patrick Bryant, and three other men of physical abuse, rape, and sexual misconduct against her and other women. "This isn’t a story about bitter ex-girlfriends or consensual sex tapes — there are plenty of those. I don’t care what two consenting adults agree to do," she said at the time.

All of the men denied her accusations, and one of them, Brian Musgrave, sued Mace for defamation.

To end her tweet, Mace wrote: "Dems couldn't even protect the identities of the Epstein victims when they drafted their subpoena. I had to fix it for them they were so shallow about it."

Push For Release

Epstein's survivors are expected to join a rally on Wednesday and a news conference with lawmakers who are pushing for legislation that would force the Trump administration to release the case files.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson had scheduled a vote earlier this week that would allow Republicans to order the Oversight Committee to "continue its ongoing investigation."

Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie moved ahead with his plan to force the release of the files, writing on X, “It's filed. Your congressman can now sign the discharge petition to force a vote on binding legislation to release the Epstein files.”

The bill, titled the Epstein Files Transparency Act, is co-sponsored by California Congressman Ro Khanna. Massie said the bill calls on the Justice Department, the FBI, and several attorneys' offices to release materials that mention individuals, "corporate, nonprofit, academic, or governmental" entities, or travel records related to Epstein and Maxwell.

"At that point, we can begin collecting the 218 signatures necessary to force a vote on binding legislation to release the Epstein files," said Massie.

Khanna told "Meet the Press" that every Democrat and 12 Republicans were committed to signing the petition, and that only six Republicans were needed to meet the required 218 signatures to bring the bill to the House floor.

"The people who committed these horrific crimes need to be held accountable, and the Democratic Party needs to be the party that fights for transparency, that fights to say rich and powerful people should have the same rules as you or I have in this country," said Khanna.