GOP Shield: Mills Safe While Ethics Probe Unfolds

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are delaying punishment for Rep. Cory Mills as the House Ethics Committee quietly investigates allegations including campaign-finance violations and threats to release nude videos, signaling a broader pattern of shielding colleagues and slowing accountability on Capitol Hill even as other misconduct cases provoke rapid responses. The decision to wait for the committee’s final report—and not to rush an expulsion—highlights tensions between due process and political calculations in the current House.