'Party of fiscal responsibility': GOP lawmaker mocked over being evicted from DC penthouse

14 July

Rep. Cory Mills of Florida in Phoenix, Arizona on December 17, 2023 (Gage Skidmore)

Rep. Cory Mills (R‑Fla.) is facing eviction from his D.C. penthouse after falling behind on rent for several months. The landlord claims Mills owes roughly $85,000. Eviction proceedings began in January following repeated missed rent deadlines and late payments since he moved in, according to reporting by journalist Roger Sollenberger.

The property owner allegedly gave him until February 26 to settle the balance. But just days earlier, on February 20, Mills’ girlfriend called police and accused him of assaulting her at the penthouse. She later recanted the allegation, according to the reporter who wrote a thread on the social platform X.

Sollenberger also noted ongoing financial issues with Mills’ business. "They got bad news earlier this month, when its lender told investors that the investment fund supporting his company had failed and would be shut down," the reporter said.

Sollenberger further said in his X posts that Mills contacted him directly following his reporting, claiming that the reason for his unpaid rent was a malfunctioning online payment portal.

According to the journalist, Mills declined to answer any questions related to his company or his financial disclosure filings. Instead, Sollenberger said the Florida Republican called him to "mock" his reporting on the eviction case, which was filed in D.C. Superior Court.

The rental ledger maintained by the owner reportedly shows that Mills made late rent payments 18 times and skipped multiple months altogether before eventually paying back portions of the overdue balance.

Mills replied to the journalist's posts on X and called him a "biased hack."

While sharing screenshots of an error message indicating a payment was unsuccessful and an email he supposedly sent seeking a link to make the payment, the lawmaker wrote: "Roger, I know facts are unusual and unfamiliar thing for you, but here’s just the past two months where you can see I’m repeatedly asking for payment links and again as I tried with management today, it failed to process."

He continued: "'Error code 108 typically indicates an issue with the Windows Installer Service, often meaning another installation is already running. It can also be related to bank connectivity problems in financial software.'"

"Facts are a finicky thing but wouldn’t expect you to be anything other than a biased hack!" Mills added.

In March, the House Ethics Committee released a report outlining a different set of allegations against Mills and recommended that the claims undergo further investigation.

The Office of Congressional Ethics authored the report, which states that Mills, a former defense contractor, “may have entered into, held, or enjoyed contracts with federal agencies while serving in Congress.”

The report added: “Prior to being sworn in to Congress, Rep. Mills made a series of public statements regarding his business dealings with U.S. law enforcement agencies and foreign governments over the years,” signaling that those past comments are now under ethical investigation.

Meanwhile, reacting to the Monday report regarding Mills' eviction, the official Florida Democratic Party's X account wrote: "After voting to cut his constituents’ healthcare and food assistance, Cory Mills is being evicted from his luxury D.C. penthouse for skipping $85k in rent AND is under House Ethics investigation for failing to disclose income. But sure, tell us more about fiscal responsibility."

Journalist Jamie Dupree wrote: "This is the same penthouse apartment where Rep. Cory Mills R-FL was under investigation for assaulting a 27-year-old woman who was not his wife."

"Party of fiscal responsibility on display again," wrote a user.

"Darkly funny that this is, like, maybe third on the list of troubling things he has going on at the moment? Pathetic that there is no chance whatsoever he resigns simply because it would be the right thing to do," wrote another.

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