Cory Mills denies 'anything salacious' as he seeks to fend off restraining order

Source: Politico

09/26/2025 07:41 PM EDT


LAKE CITY, Florida — Rep. Cory Mills tried to convince a Florida judge Friday that he never planned to circulate “salacious” videos of his ex-girlfriend or harm any of her future lovers, suggesting at one point he knew it would be politically damaging to take any such action.

Mills spoke in court as he tried to fend off a request for a restraining order from Lindsay Langston, the 2024 Miss United States and a Republican state committee woman, who is accusing Mills of causing her extreme emotional distress.

Circuit Judge Fred Koberlein said he plans to rule on the injunction request once he receives final recommendations from attorneys that are due next Thursday. The announcement followed the second of two hearings this month where both Mills and Langston testified and answered questions about their relationship and the meaning of a flurry of text messages, phone calls and direct messages between the two of them.

The push for the restraining order against Mills comes amid a swirl of controversies this year for second-term Republican, including a since-withdrawn allegation of assault and an ethics investigation into whether he’s benefited from contracts from the federal government while serving as a member of Congress. Mills has denied any wrongdoing in either matter.

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