Mills-Mace feud blows up into tit-for-tat expulsion threats

A simmering feud between Reps. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) and Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) has roared back up to a boil, escalating to tit-for-tat threats of expulsion as each lawmaker publicly lobs attacks on the other’s character.

Mace on Monday filed a resolution to expel Mills, citing allegations of dating violence and campaign finance laws — a move that comes amid renewed scrutiny of sexual misconduct by House members after Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) resigned last week.

“Cory, your days are numbered. Start packing,” Mace said in a statement announcing the expulsion resolution.

But Mills is pointing the finger back at Mace, who has consistently been at the center of controversy and made headlines on a range of issues.

“What she’s essentially saying here is that anyone who is under an allegation or accusation, even without any findings, should actually go before expulsion. If that’s the case, wouldn’t she then herself be setting herself up for expulsion?” Mills told The Hill, in reference to Mace being investigated by the House Ethics Committee over whether she improperly collected thousands in reimbursements for lodging expenses.

“She’s under investigation with the Ethics Committee for her own fraud,” Mills said.

Both Mills and Mace have denied the allegations against them.

The bad blood between the two members dates back to when Mace forced a vote on censuring Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) last year. Mills, who was facing the threat of Democrats triggering a retaliatory censure against him if the Omar measure succeeded, was one of just four Republicans to vote to scuttle........

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