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Mace Moves To Boot Mills As GOP Infighting Erupts

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Representative Nancy Mace
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Rep. Nancy Mace is pushing to expel fellow Republican Rep. Cory Mills, escalating a growing internal clash on Capitol Hill as allegations of sexual misconduct and ethics violations pile up against the Florida congressman.

The South Carolina Republican introduced a resolution Monday aimed at removing Mills from Congress outright, arguing that previous efforts to discipline him have failed and that lawmakers are now left with no other option.

“The swamp has protected Cory Mills for far too long and we are done letting it slide,” Mace said in a statement.

“We tried to censure him and strip him from his committee assignments. Both parties blocked it, but we are not backing down.”

Mace laid out a series of accusations she said justify immediate removal.

“The evidence against Mills is overwhelming: beating women and telling them to lie about it, cyberstalking women, lying about his military service, and profiting off his seat,” she listed.

“Any Member who votes to keep him here is voting to protect a woman beater and a fraud. He needs to be expelled immediately,” she added.

“I did not come to Congress to watch powerful people abuse women and cover it up. Cory, your days are numbered. Start packing.”

Her move lands as the House Ethics Committee continues investigating whether Mills violated campaign finance laws, misused congressional resources, received special favors tied to his position, and engaged in sexual misconduct.

Pressure on Mills has been building for months, but intensified after former Reps. Tony Gonzales and Eric Swalwell resigned earlier this month following allegations of sexual misconduct.

That wave of resignations has sharpened calls from some lawmakers to treat Mills the same way.

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Mills, however, pushed back and framed Mace’s effort as premature.

“The precedence that she’s setting right now is that you only have to be investigated, and she’s under investigation,” he told reporters on Monday.

“So I think that, by her own admission, she’s kind of also saying that she should be expelled as well.”

He also took to social media, writing, “Nancy thinks allegations and accusations is due process.”

The back-and-forth has spilled beyond formal statements, with both lawmakers trading barbs publicly as the situation escalates.

Mace, who is also facing an ethics investigation tied to allegations she overcharged Congress for housing expenses, accused Mills of targeting her in response.

“He is only coming after me because he knows he’s next,” she wrote.

In another post, she described Mills as the “worst kind of pond scum in Congress” and renewed her call for his removal.

She also tagged House Speaker Mike Johnson directly, asking, “Why are we continuing to protect this monster?”

Mace’s campaign against Mills has been building since last year.

In November, she introduced a resolution to censure him, but the House instead voted to refer the matter to the Ethics Committee.

She also attempted to strip him of his assignments on the House Foreign Affairs and Armed Services committees, an effort she said was blocked.

“Cory Mills is a dangerous man who has no business being in Congress,” she wrote in a separate post, pointing to those failed attempts.

Mills has rejected the accusations and argued that comparisons to other lawmakers who resigned are misplaced.

“One, I’m not married, so there’s one thing. Two, I’ve never sexually harassed and or had any complaints by any staffers or interns on the Hill. It’s just not even a fair comparison,” Mills said in an interview with NewsNation last week.

At the same time, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have signaled openness to potential expulsion proceedings.

It’s not just for Mills but also for Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who is facing a federal indictment tied to allegations of stealing millions of dollars from FEMA.

The Ethics Committee is expected to weigh in on Cherfilus-McCormick’s case as well, with a recommendation anticipated following a hearing tied to more than two dozen alleged rule violations.

Mills’ own legal and personal history has also drawn scrutiny.

In October of last year, a Florida judge issued a restraining order against him for “protection against dating violence” after his ex-girlfriend accused him of threatening and harassing her.

Mills has said those claims stemmed from “a bad breakup.”

Earlier this year, police in Washington, D.C., opened an investigation after a reported assault at an apartment building on the same block as a property associated with him.

A police spokesperson said at the time that no charges were filed and Mills was not arrested.

Mills has pointed to that outcome in defending himself, noting he has never been arrested, including in connection with that investigation.

According to a report by The Washington Post, officers were “about to arrest” Mills before a lieutenant intervened and stopped it.

The report cited body camera footage and documents showing officers later sought an arrest warrant, which was ultimately denied.

During that encounter, an officer warned Mills as he appeared to reach for his phone.

“I stepped toward you once, if I do it again it will be to put you in handcuffs,” the officer said. “If I say don’t make a phone call, just don’t do it.”

The report also indicated that the woman involved in the incident changed her account after speaking with Mills.

As the investigation continues, the question of whether allegations alone should trigger removal from Congress has become a central point of the fight.

Mace has made clear she believes the threshold has already been met, while Mills continues to argue that the process is being rushed without sufficient proof.

“I personally think that you should allow due process,” Mills said.

Clark Kelley

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