A new report has sent shockwaves through American politics, detailing how Republican Congressman Cory Mills was discovered with sex workers during a 2021 trip to Afghanistan aimed at rescuing stranded US citizens.
The Controversial Mission
Amid the chaotic withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan in 2021, Florida Republican Representative Cory Mills embarked on a daring private mission. He and a group of associates travelled to the war-torn country as the Taliban consolidated power, intending to extract Americans left behind after President Joe Biden ordered the military withdrawal.
The group specifically aimed to rescue an American mother and her three children, aged between two and fifteen years old, who had been stranded inside the country. However, their mission took an unexpected turn during a stopover in Tbilisi, Georgia.
The Tbilisi Incident
According to the NOTUS publication, the congressman's trip unravelled one night in the Georgian capital. Mills was reportedly caught in a hotel hallway with sex workers, causing outrage among his travelling companions.
The discovery proved so damaging that Mills' entire team decided to abandon him midway through the mission, leaving the representative to continue to Afghanistan alone.
Following the NOTUS report's publication, Mills has maintained public silence on the allegations and has not issued any denial. The Daily Mill contacted his office for comment but received no response.
Aftermath and Broader Controversies
Despite the incident, Mills later publicly celebrated his efforts in saving a woman named Mariam and her three children. He strongly criticised Biden's State Department, accusing them of attempting to claim credit for his successful extraction.
"This is an attempt to save face by the administration for the Americans they left behind," Mills told Fox News Digital at the time. He accused State Department officials of doing nothing to expedite the rescue until the last minute, when they tried to take credit.
This scandal adds to an already substantial list of controversies surrounding the Florida lawmaker this year. Mills faces multiple serious allegations including:
- Domestic abuse claims
- Threats to release revenge porn against an ex-girlfriend
- Stolen valor accusations regarding his Bronze Star award
- Revelations about being married in a mosque by a man linked to the 9/11 hijackers
A Florida judge issued a restraining order against Mills last month after his ex-girlfriend claimed he threatened to release nude images of her. Mills has previously denied any wrongdoing regarding these allegations.
The House Ethics Committee has opened a formal investigation into Mills concerning various scandals, including campaign finance issues and allegations of sexual misconduct.
Fellow conservative Representative Nancy Mace has called for Republican leadership to strip Mills of his committee assignments due to the accumulating scandals. Mace recently reposted screenshots of explicit text messages Mills allegedly sent to his 28-year-old girlfriend while still married.
In the group chat titled 'New Year's Fun', one message allegedly from Mills read: "And you will be a good girl and do anything he wants or asks?" Another continued: "He can have you as many times as he wants, any way he wants, and finish anywhere he chooses right babe?" referring to another man.
However, Mills' girlfriend, Sarah Raviani, strongly disputed the authenticity of these messages. She told the Daily Mail that "the messages being circulated are doctored and originated from an anonymous pro-Palestinian account."
As calls for Republicans to distance themselves from Mills continue to grow, this latest scandal only adds significant fuel to an already raging political fire.
