Florida Congressman Cory Mills, a two-term Republican representing the state’s 7th District, is weathering a storm of allegations that would have once spelled political disaster. On July 14, 2025, Lindsey Langston—the reigning Miss United States, a beauty queen, and a Republican Party committee member—filed a police report with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office accusing Mills of threatening to release sexually explicit images and videos of her, as well as threatening violence against any future boyfriends she might have. The complaint, first reported by Blaze Media and Drop Site News, details a troubling pattern of behavior that has thrust Mills into the national spotlight for all the wrong reasons.
According to the police report, Langston and Mills began dating in November 2021, eventually living together in Mills’s beach house in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Their relationship ended in February 2025, after Langston learned that Mills was under investigation for allegedly assaulting another girlfriend, Sarah Raviani, a pro-Trump activist based in Washington. Langston told police she broke up with Mills after seeing news reports about the alleged altercation with Raviani. The fallout, she said, was immediate and severe: “Since February 20th of 2025 Cory has contacted Lindsey numerous times on numerous different accounts threatening to release nude images and videos of her, to include recorded videos of her and Cory engaging in sexual acts,” the police report states, as cited by Blaze Media.
Langston provided authorities with text and Instagram messages that she said demonstrated Mills’s threats, including warnings that he would harm any men she might date in the future. She also sought legal advice from Anthony Sabatini, Mills’s former political opponent in the 2022 Republican primary for Florida’s 7th District. Mills defeated Sabatini in that race, went on to win the general election, and was reelected in 2024. Now, Mills claims the allegations are part of a political vendetta orchestrated by Sabatini. In a statement to Drop Site News, Mills said, “Anthony Sabatini is weaponizing the legal system to launch a political attack against the man who beat him in the primary, using his corporate legal office to push a narrative built on lies and flawed legal arguments—all to score political headlines.” Sabatini has declined to comment on Mills’s accusations, and Langston has not responded to media inquiries.
Mills has categorically denied all accusations of abuse and misconduct, labeling them as “false and misrepresent the nature of my interactions.” He insisted to the press, “I have always conducted myself with integrity, both personally and in service to Florida’s 7th District.” Mills also suggested that Langston’s actions were inconsistent with her current claims, asserting that she reached out to him for help with a tax issue as recently as May 2025. “I’m such a risk and threat. But in May you’re asking me to help you with your taxes?” Mills said in an interview, as reported by Blaze Media.
The allegations involving Langston are not the only controversies dogging Mills. Back in Washington, questions have been raised about his military service record. Mills, an Army veteran who received a Bronze Star for acts of heroism during the Iraq War in 2003, has faced accusations of “stolen valor.” In May 2025, the news outlet NOTUS reported that five individuals who served with Mills—including two men whose lives he was credited with saving—said they had no recollection of Mills being present during the incidents for which he was awarded the Bronze Star. Mills attributed these discrepancies to the “fog of war,” telling NOTUS, “It was a chaotic day and understandable that others may have different recollections of events.” But the matter has not gone away; the Office of Congressional Conduct is reviewing the concerns, and the case has been submitted for further investigation.
The scrutiny does not end there. Mills is also under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for potential violations related to his financial disclosures and possible profiting from government contracts after taking office. The Office of Congressional Conduct’s report found several potential financial violations, including that Mills’s campaign may have accepted excessive contributions and that he may have continued to benefit from federal contracts for arms through companies he founded. The House Ethics Committee’s review of these allegations remains ongoing, and Mills has called the investigation “politically motivated.”
On the home front, Mills faced eviction proceedings in July 2025 over more than $85,000 in back rent on his penthouse apartment. The landlord initiated legal action, but Mills reportedly settled the debt in early August, blaming the incident on a computer glitch. The Daytona Beach News-Journal confirmed the resolution of the matter this week.
The cumulative weight of these scandals—ranging from personal and legal troubles to questions about his military and financial conduct—would have once been enough to force a lawmaker to the sidelines. Yet, as Politico and The Washington Post have reported, Republican congressional leaders have not taken overt action against Mills. One reason, analysts suggest, is that Mills represents a safe Republican seat, meaning the national party faces little risk of losing the district even if the congressman’s reputation takes a hit. “Because national party operatives view his seat as safe, there is little incentive for G.O.P. leaders to engage as the accusations swirl,” Politico observed.
This apparent indifference is emblematic of a broader shift in the political climate since Donald Trump’s re-election. According to The New York Times, the normalization of scandal and the celebration of “macho vice-signaling” among MAGA-aligned Republicans have created an environment where even serious allegations like those facing Mills do not necessarily lead to consequences. The Times noted that other figures in Trump’s orbit, such as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell, have faced their own abuse scandals and managed to retain or regain positions of influence. “So far, the drumbeat of tawdry allegations has raised eyebrows in Washington, but it has not translated into any overt effort to sideline the two-term Florida Republican,” Politico reported.
While Mills has not been convicted of any crimes and continues to maintain his innocence, the sheer volume and seriousness of the accusations against him have raised questions about accountability in today’s political landscape. Whether the ongoing investigations by the House Ethics Committee and the Office of Congressional Conduct will result in any meaningful consequences remains to be seen. For now, Mills’s situation serves as a stark example of how the threshold for scandal—and the willingness of political parties to act—has shifted dramatically in recent years.
As the investigations continue and the public weighs the mounting allegations, the story of Cory Mills is far from over. It stands as a vivid illustration of the new normal in American politics, where controversy and accusation may no longer be enough to end a political career—at least, not in a safe seat.