Mace threatens Charleston Co. sheriff with subpoena, sheriff lays out procedure [Video]

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – The sheriff of Charleston County is responding to U.S. First District Congresswoman Nancy Mace’s threat of a Congressional subpoena over Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer records.

Mace, a Republican, sent Democratic incumbent Sheriff Kristen Graziano a letter Friday stating the House Oversight Committee launched an investigation into Graziano‘s refusal to provide the documents, “citing willful obstruction.”

Mace, who chairs the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Government Innovation, said the records which detailing Graizano’s handling of ICE requests and the termination of the County’s 287(g) agreement, “have significant public safety implications.”

Graziano released a statement Friday afternoon claiming Mace “is on the side of chaos,” adding that this “latest attempt of bullying and deflection does not deter me from our clear mission.”

Graziano’s statement continued:

We follow the law. And I will say it again: Nancy Mace is a liar. Just because she and her congressional colleagues cannot …