Rep. Cory Mills continues to push back against allegations he assaulted a woman last week.
In an interview at the Capitol on Monday evening, Mills emphasized that both he and the alleged victim — who POLITICO is declining to name as a possible target of domestic violence — denied that any assault took place.
The woman initiated the call to law enforcement, but said in a statement afterwards she did so in a state of being “severely jet-lagged and sleep-deprived” and that there was, in fact, “no physical altercation.
“Both myself and the other individual said that what they’re claiming took place never took place and that’s been reported multiple times,” Mills said Monday. “That’s why the prosecutor, [when] MPD tried to even push it forward, denied prosecution or any follow up.”
A report of the incident from the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department said the Florida Republican had used some kind of force with hands or feet against the woman, who is not his wife, at a home in Southwest Washington.
Ultimately, Mills was not charged. A spokesperson for MPD said Monday the department sent the U.S. Attorney’s office a warrant for Mills’ arrest, but that warrant was never signed. The MPD also said it was now investigating its own handling of the incident.
When asked why MPD attempted to issue an arrest warrant, Mills said, “That’s something for them.”
Mills, 44, is a two-term House member who represents a central Florida district. He has suggested he might run for the Senate in 2026.
