Overview
- Reporters disclosed Tuesday that the Justice Department has opened a criminal probe into Rep. Cory Mills that sources say targets his finances and some overseas business dealings.
- Mills has denied any knowledge of a DOJ investigation and told reporters he knows nothing about the matter.
- The House Ethics Committee’s separate inquiry remains active and has an investigative subcommittee that authorized more than 20 subpoenas and has collected thousands of documents.
- A Florida judge recently dismissed a legal challenge to Mills’s place on the ballot, leaving him on track for the August 18 GOP primary even as his fundraising lags and rivals press complaints.
- If prosecutors move forward the Ethics panel typically pauses its work, which could delay any congressional findings and increase legal and political pressure on Mills during the primary period.