House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) didn’t blink when asked about serious allegations facing one of his own—Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL)—who is currently under a restraining order issued under Florida’s “dating violence” law. The woman at the center of it, Lindsey Langston, isn’t just anyone: she’s a Republican committeewoman and the current Miss United States. And she wants Mills expelled from Congress.
But Johnson? He brushed it off like it was nothing. At a press conference this week, Johnson was hit with a direct question: “Do you think this is an ethical violation, and do you think any disciplinary action is warranted?”
His response? “I have not heard or looked into any details of that.”
That’s despite the fact that court documents are public. And they’re ugly.
Langston, represented by attorney Bobi Frank, came forward at her own press conference the same day. She said she feared Mills would release sex tapes to smear her, that he was still married during their relationship, and that he used his political connections—staffers, other women—to harass her. Judge Fred Koberlein, who granted the restraining order, even wrote that he did “not find [Mills’s] testimony concerning the intimate videos to be truthful.” He cited a disturbing pattern of harassment.
And still, Speaker Johnson’s response was to call Mills a “faithful colleague.”
“I mean, he’s been a faithful colleague here,” Johnson said when asked about the accusation that Mills had “beaten a girlfriend in his D.C. apartment.” He followed that up with a shrug: “Let’s talk about the things that are really serious.”
To be clear, the allegation isn’t just tabloid fodder. A Florida judge has weighed in. There’s a legal finding. There’s sworn testimony. There’s a Republican woman saying she feared retaliation, blackmail, and ongoing intimidation from a sitting member of Congress.
And instead of even pretending to take it seriously, the Speaker of the House deflected and downplayed it.
Langston herself didn’t mince words. “I feel like I’m able to live my life again,” she said of the restraining order. “I can’t even describe the relief that I felt once I got the phone call that I had been issued the injunction for protection.”
Attorney Bobi Frank called it what it is: “This is not a Republican or a Democrat issue… It’s clear as day that Cory Mills is synonymous with unethical behavior. This is not an isolated incident.”
Frank also blasted Mills for trying to politicize the whole ordeal: “Quite frankly, I think Mr. Mills needs to stop aligning himself and each of his public statements with our president, President Trump, and trying to persuade the masses that this is just a political hit campaign on him.”
Johnson, however, stuck to the script.
“I don’t know all the details… You have to ask him about that,” he told reporters.
Except the details are out there. And Johnson isn’t just anyone—he’s the most powerful Republican in the House. His refusal to condemn, investigate, or even acknowledge the severity of what’s been alleged is more than political cowardice—it’s complicity.
This wasn’t one awkward quote or a moment of misspeaking. Johnson doubled down.
“You have to ask Representative Mills about that… Let’s talk about the things that are really serious.”
Apparently, a restraining order, harassment, revenge porn threats, and sworn testimony about misconduct by a member of Congress just doesn’t meet Johnson’s definition of “really serious.”
Langston, meanwhile, is still picking up the pieces and calling on Congress to do what Johnson won’t.
“I hope to see both parties come together and excuse Mr. Mills from public office,” Frank said on her behalf.
But that won’t happen while the Speaker of the House is more concerned about party loyalty than the safety of the people his members harm.
Watch Johnson’s remarks in the video below:
