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Mills hasn’t been convicted of anything
There was a time when the pileup of serious accusations against him would have been a problem for Republicans
He called the rape accusation false and said he made the payment to protect his job and family
He denies his ex-wife’s claims
Unlike Santos Mills isn’t in a swing district so Republicans don’t have to worry about his electability
That was a more innocent moment before Trump’s re-election destroyed many of Washington’s remaining norms
Politico reported the drumbeat of allegations has raised eyebrows in Washington but has not translated into any effort to sideline the Florida Republican
The incident got Lewandowski briefly expelled from Trump’s orbit but he was eventually brought onto the 2024 campaign and is now a chief adviser to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
In 2022 Corey Lewandowski was charged with misdemeanor battery after the wife of a Republican donor said he’d grabbed her inappropriately
Sean Parnell whose ex-wife accused him of choking her and hitting their children is now the Pentagon’s chief spokesman
Pete Hegseth paid $50000 to a woman who accused him of raping her and was confirmed anyway
Many of these allegations are far uglier than the misdeeds of George Santos
Last month his landlord tried to evict him claiming he owed $85000 in back rent
He’s called the investigation politically motivated
Raviani called 911 saying she’d been assaulted in the penthouse where she was living with Mills
These two incidents are far from the only scandals involving Mills who was elected in 2022
In a less depraved time anyone who followed politics would know about the abuse allegations facing Cory Mills and the scandal would be a problem for the Republican Party
When the cops arrived according to The Washington Post she had visible injuries
Raviani changed her story saying she hadn’t been physically abused and the U.S. attorney’s office refused to sign off on the warrant application
She provided police with messages in which Mills threatened to harm any men she might date in the future
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