Rep. Cory Mills says he won't resign from Congress amid ethics probe into misconduct allegations

CongressRep. Cory Mills says he won't resign from Congress amid ethics probe into misconduct allegationsMills, who is facing a potential expulsion vote, said he won't follow in the footsteps of three House colleagues who resigned over various allegations of misconduct in recent days.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Rep. Cory Mills has said he doesn't fall into the same category as former Reps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales.Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 21, 2026, 10:15 PM EDTBy Melanie Zanona and Raquel Coronell UribeWASHINGTON — Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., struck a defiant tone Tuesday in saying he has no plans to resign over a House Ethics Committee investigation and bipartisan pressure for him to leave Congress.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.“If someone can give me a good reason, I’d be more than happy to listen to it. But until we can do that, absolutely not, no — I don’t plan to resign. We’re going to seek re-election,” he told reporters at the Capitol.Mills said he is complying with the Ethics Committee's probe and has turned over documents, but that he has no sense of whether the panel is close to wrapping up the investigation it began in November.“Anything they’ve asked of us, we’ve complied,” he said. “Why not let the investigating body and the Ethics Committee to be able to do their jobs? And so we comply. We’re very happy to see what the outcome is.”The committee has said it is investigating allegations of “sexual misconduct and/or dating violence” and campaign finance violations in connection with Mills, who has denied wrongdoing.Some lawmakers don't want to wait for the bipartisan panel's finding.GOP Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina introduced a resolution Monday to expel Mills from Congress. "The swamp has protected Cory Mills for far too long and we are done letting it slide," Mace said in announcing...