WATCH: Cory Mills blasts DOJ probe as ‘political op' ahead of Florida primary
Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., is forcefully denying reports that he is under criminal investigation by the Justice Department, claiming the allegations are part of a politically-motivated effort to damage his...
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Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., is forcefully denying reports that he is under criminal investigation by the Justice Department , claiming the allegations are part of a politically-motivated effort to damage his reelection campaign weeks before Florida's Republican primary. "If you also read the rest of the reports, it never says that the DOJ or the FBI has ever said there's an investigation," Mills told Fox News Digital. "All it ever says is that a source claims the following." A source familiar told Fox News that the DOJ is investigating Mills, but did not specify exactly what he is being investigated for. ABC News later reported, citing additional sources, that the investigation is tied at least in part to Mills' finances. DEM SENATOR FACES DOJ PROBE AFTER ALLEGATIONS OF SPENDING CAMPAIGN FUNDS ON LUXURY LIFESTYLE But Mills denies that neither the DOJ or FBI have ever reached out to him about any probe. "I have no indication," Mills said about being contacted about an investigation. "No one's ever reached out to us. And the DOJ, FBI themselves have never even confirmed such an investigation exists. The Florida Republican claimed that the timing of the unsubstantiated allegation indicates that the claim comes from one of his opponents in the upcoming race to fill a House seat representing Florida’s 7th Congressional District. "This is clearly a political op by our opponents and they're hoping that within four weeks left to go that they can use this to try and slander my name a little bit further," Mills said. "It's ‘source on the inside with knowledge,’" Mills said. "Well, if it's a source on the inside with knowledge then why can't they give the details of what exactly they're supposed to be investigating?" NEW EXPLOSIVE ALLEGATION ROCKS PLATNER CAMPAIGN STILL REELING FROM RAPE ACCUSATION There are three candidates running against Mills in Florida’s upcoming Republican primary — former newscaster Ryan Elijah, former Defense Department official Michael Johnson and forme…