Rep. Nancy Mace Introduces Measure To Expel Fellow Republican Cory Mills From Congress

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced a solution Monday to expel Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., from Congress complete accusations that include intersexual misconduct.

Mills is being investigated by nan House Ethics Committee successful relationship pinch allegations of “sexual misconduct and/or making love violence” and run finance violations. He has denied immoderate wrongdoing.

While immoderate Democrats person called for his expulsion, Mace went further by announcing Monday evening that she had revenge a measurement that would region him from office.

“The swamp has protected Cory Mills for acold excessively agelong and we are done letting it slide,” Mace said successful a statement. “We tried to censure him and portion him from his committee assignments. Both parties blocked it, but we are not backing down.”

Mace offered a solution to censure Mills successful November. The House voted to mention nan matter to nan Ethics Committee.

Mills’ agency did not instantly respond to a petition for remark connected nan resolution, but successful a station connected X he appeared to invited a ballot connected nan matter by telling Mace to “call nan ballot forward.”

Mace did not bespeak successful her announcement if she will effort to unit an expulsion ballot by utilizing a procedural instrumentality that would expedite a level action.

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., commented Monday nighttime connected Mace’s resolution, telling reporters that House Republicans seeking to expel each different “is not thing I encourage.”

“We person a process here. The House Ethics Committee ensures owed process for each members who person allegations made against them. That’s nan measurement it should run. So, no, I’m not successful favor,” he added.

In his X post, Mills said, “Nancy thinks allegations and accusations is owed process.”

Mace is besides nether investigation by nan Ethics Committee aft it received an morals title alleging Mace overcharged Congress for lodging costs. Her agency past month said successful a statement to Politico that she is “not taking seriously” nan complaint.

Last week, Mills described a imaginable expulsion ballot directed astatine him arsenic a “Democratic tit for tat,” arguing he did not autumn into nan aforesaid class arsenic erstwhile Reps. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, who resigned from their seats past week amid intersexual misconduct allegations involving staffers.

“One, I’m not married, truthful there’s 1 thing. Two, I’ve ne'er sexually harassed and aliases had immoderate complaints by immoderate staffers aliases interns connected nan Hill. It’s conscionable not moreover a adjacent comparison,” Mills said successful an question and reply with NewsNation past week.

Swalwell and Gonzales faced bipartisan calls for expulsion earlier they resigned.

Now, Mills and Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., who was found blameworthy of 25 violations by a typical bipartisan House Ethics subcommittee, are successful their colleagues’ crosshairs.

The House Ethics Committee connected Tuesday is scheduled to make its proposal for really to punishment Cherfilus-McCormick, which could see expulsion. She is accused of stealing $5 cardinal successful national alleviation costs and utilizing them for her campaign. She has denied wrongdoing, and pleaded not blameworthy successful her national case, saying she looks “forward to proving my innocence.”

Mills has had respective brushes pinch nan rule successful caller years.

In February 2025, constabulary successful Washington, D.C., opened an investigation into Mills aft a study of an alleged assault astatine an flat building connected nan aforesaid artifact arsenic a spot associated pinch him. He denied wrongdoing, and a constabulary spokesperson said astatine nan clip that nary charges were revenge and Mills was not arrested.

In October of past year, a Florida judge issued a restraining order against Mills for “protection against making love violence” aft his ex-girlfriend accused him of threatening and harassing her.