A strategist for Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) called upon James Fishback to leave politics entirely on Wednesday after the former Florida gubernatorial candidate admitted to lying about federal investigations into Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) and Mills.
Less than two weeks before the Aug. 18 Republican primary, Fishback claimed he had obtained whistleblower information that suggested the Department of Justice was investigating Donalds and Mills over allegations of sex trafficking. Fishback was Donalds’s primary opponent in the race for Florida governor.
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When the Washington Examiner contacted the DOJ at the time, a federal official denied that there were any sex trafficking investigations into the two congressmen. However, there was a finance-related investigation into Mills, the official said. Mills has consistently denied any wrongdoing.
Since Fishback made the unsubstantiated claims, Donalds went on to become the Republican nominee for Florida governor, and Mills lost his primary race for a third term in the House.
Over two months after Florida’s primaries, Fishback conceded that he was wrong about the investigations.
“I am writing this without consulting my lawyer because it is the right thing to do, regardless of the legal implications,” he posted on X. “In early August, I made a terrible mistake by claiming that...
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