Cory Mills under DOJ Investigation

Trump's DOJ opens investigation into Florida Republican Cory Mills amid mounting misconduct allegations

Donald Trump's Justice Department has launched an investigation into Rep. Cory Mills, a Florida Republican already facing a two-year House Ethics Committee probe, adding federal scrutiny to a growing list of allegations that includes assault, sexual extortion, and campaign finance violations.

A person familiar with the matter confirmed the DOJ probe to the Daily Mail, though the specific focus of the investigation remains unclear. Mills' office did not respond to a request for comment on the federal inquiry.

The congressman, first elected in 2022 to represent Florida's 7th District, now faces simultaneous investigations from the Justice Department, the bipartisan House Ethics Committee, and Florida state law enforcement, a convergence of legal pressure that few sitting members of Congress have weathered.

The DOJ probe lands on top of allegations that have already drawn public demands from within Mills' own party. Rep. Nancy Mace, a South Carolina Republican, has called for Mills to be stripped of his responsibilities over the misconduct claims.

And Mills' longtime chief of staff and chief counsel, Catherine Treadwell, abruptly resigned earlier this month, leaving behind a resignation letter with a single memorable line.

"The horrors persist, but I do not."

Treadwell thanked her co-workers in the letter but offered no further public explanation of what prompted her departure. The word "horrors", from someone who served as both Mills' top staffer and his chief legal adviser, hung without elaboration.

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