House Ethics Committee expands investigation of Cory Mills to include ‘sexual misconduct’

The House Ethics Committee has stepped up an investigation of U.S. Rep. Cory Mills, including whether he committed “sexual misconduct.”

That move regarding the internal investigation unfolds as a growing number of GOP Congresswomen call for the New Smyrna Beach Republican to be censured and stripped of committee assignments.

Ethics Committee Chair Michael Guest, a Mississippi Republican, issued a joint statement with ranking member Mark DeSaulnier, a California Democrat, announcing the establishment of an investigative subcommittee looking into allegations against Mills.

That accelerates an investigation first launched in December based on allegations from Michael Johnson, Mills’ Republican Primary opponent in the 2024 election cycle (Johnson has no relationship to House Speaker Mike Johnson).

In March, the committee issued a report detailing allegations that Mills, a former defense contractor, may have continued to profit from federal contracts after serving in Congress.

But the new subcommittee will look beyond those financial situations into other scandals, including allegations by girlfriend Sarah Raviani that he assaulted her in their shared Washington apartment, allegations she later recanted, and from ex-girlfriend Lindsey Langston that he threatened to share intimate photos after a breakup.

U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, a South Carolina Republican, has pushed for the Speaker to strip Mills of committees. Mace read a resolution on the House floor Wednesday detailing a censure of the Florida Congressman.

“Rep. Mills’ record is tainted by allegations of stolen valor, domestic abuse and arms deals with the U.S. government and foreign nations while serving in Congress,” she said.

After the Ethics Committee announced the expansion of its investigation, Mace made clear she will still move forward with her resolution.

“This is a naked attempt to kill my resolution to censure Rep. Cory Mills,” Mace posted on X. “Common sense tells us we don’t need an investigative subcommittee to decide if Cory Mills, who a Court found to be an immediate and present danger of committing dating violence against a woman, should serve on committees related to national security. Or the testimony of soldiers and the stolen valor.”

Of note, Raviani wrote a lengthy post on social media saying the incident in her apartment should not be misused to punish Mills.

“What is happening now is a poor attempt by Nancy Mace to manufacture a narrative that simply does not exist. Weaponizing women, weaponizing victimhood, and dragging my name into political theater helps no one — least of all me,” Raviani wrote.

“I ask that my privacy be respected and that my own words, not someone else’s agenda, be taken as the final and accurate account of what occurred.”

Langston, meanwhile, turned text messages with threats over to authorities and a Judge last month issued a restraining order against Mills.

The new subcommittee will look at whether Mills “failed to properly disclose required information on statements required to be filed with the House”; “violated campaign finance laws and regulations in connection with his 2022 and 2024 election campaigns”; “improperly solicited and/or received gifts, including in connection with privately sponsored officially-connected travel”; “received special favors by virtue of his position”; “engaged in misconduct with respect to allegations of sexual misconduct and/or dating violence”; or “misused congressional resources or status.”