Rep.Cory Mills, R-Fla., is forcefully denying reports that he is under criminal investigation by the Justice Department, claiming the allegations are part of a politically-motivated effort to damage his reelection campaign weeks before Florida's Republican primary."If you also read the rest of the reports, it never says that the DOJ or the FBI has ever said there's an investigation," Mills told Fox News Digital.
"All it ever says is that a source claims the following."A source familiar told Fox News that the DOJ is investigating Mills, but did not specify exactly what he is being investigated for.ABC News later reported, citing additional sources, that the investigation is tied at least in part to Mills' finances.DEM SENATOR FACES DOJ PROBE AFTER ALLEGATIONS OF SPENDING CAMPAIGN FUNDS ON LUXURY LIFESTYLERep.
Cory Mills, R-Fla., is denying reports that he is under investigation by the U.S.Department of Justice, calling the allegations politically motivated by one of his opponents in the Republican primary for a House seat for Florida's 7th Congressional district.
(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)But Mills denies that neither the DOJ or FBI have ever reached out to him about any probe."I have no indication," Mills said about being contacted about an investigation."No one's ever reached out to us.
And the DOJ, FBI themselves have never even confirmed such an investigation exists.The Florida Republican claimed that the timing of the unsubstantiated allegation indicates that the claim comes from one of his opponents in the upcoming race to fill a House seat representing Florida’s 7th Congressional District."This is clearly a political op by our opponents and they're hoping that within four weeks left to go that they can use this to try and slander my name a little bit further," Mills said."It's ‘source on the inside with knowledge,’" Mills said."Well, if it's a source on the inside with knowledge then why ...