“Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) has stood by her signature on the discharge petition to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files, but White House officials say her decision is not a smart strategy to gain President Donald Trump’s support in the hotly contested primary for governor of South Carolina,” NOTUS reports.While Mace isn’t the only Republican who defied Trump by signing onto the petition, she is the only one currently seeking higher office, and the White House has taken note of that.