Ethics Committee intensifies probe of alleged sexual misconduct, financial misdeeds by Cory Mills

A House Ethics panel investigating Florida GOP Rep. Cory Mills over alleged dating violence and other misconduct has issued more than 20 subpoenas and contacted dozens of witnesses in its probe.

The update on the investigation from House Ethics Chairman Michael Guest, Mississippi Republican, and ranking member Mark DeSaulnier, California Democrat, comes as some lawmakers have expressed interest in forcing a vote to expel Mr. Mills.

House leaders typically prefer the Ethics Committee to weigh in before such action is taken.

The Ethics Committee leaders said in a statement on Monday that the investigative subcommittee established in November to investigate “serious and complex” allegations against Mr. Mills is “devoting significant resources to the investigation.”

In addition to the subpoenas and witness interviews, the panel has collected thousands of documents and is expecting “additional relevant documents and testimony in the coming weeks.”

The Ethics panel’s investigation includes allegations that Mr. Mills violated campaign finance laws and House financial disclosure rules, improperly solicited gifts and received special favors and engaged in sexual misconduct and dating violence.

The congressman has denied any wrongdoing.

The Washington Times has reached out to Mr. Mills’ office for comment on the Ethics Committee’s Monday statement.

The panel providing a mid-investigation update is rare but comes amid a renewed lawmaker and public interest in cracking down on sexual misconduct and other wrongdoing in Congress after three members resigned last month.

Reps. Eric Swalwell, California Democrat, and Tony Gonzales, Texas Republican, resigned over sexual misconduct allegations involving former staff members.

And Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Florida Democrat, resigned just as the Ethics Committee was set to dole out its recommended punishment for findings that she illegally funneled pandemic aid money to her campaign.

Rep. Nancy Mace, South Carolina Republican, has said Mr. Mills also needs to go and has filed a resolution to expel him, but she has not yet forced a vote on the measure.

The Ethics Committee confirmed it is investigating the circumstances surrounding a February 2025 incident in which the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department responded to a report that Mr. Mills assaulted a woman he was dating.

“Although the MPD determined not to charge Representative Mills for assault following this incident, a decision not to bring charges is not a finding of innocence or ’no wrongdoing,’” Mr. Guest and Mr. DeSaulnier said.

The Ethics panel is also investigating the circumstances surrounding an October 2025 court-issued restraining order that an ex-girlfriend of Mr. Mills obtained for protection against dating violence.

The ex-girlfriend, Lindsey Langston, alleged that after she and Mr. Mills broke up, he threatened to blackmail her using nude images and videos and to physically harm anyone she dated.

“The committee takes these and the other allegations very seriously and will continue to review them in a manner that ensures due process and prioritizes witness confidentiality and safety,” Mr. Guest and Mr. DeSaulnier said. “The committee will publicly release its findings in accordance with the procedural rules of the committee and the House.”