Federal investigators are reviving a long-dormant probe into allegations that Maine Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, used cocaine regularly while serving as a county prosecutor in the 1990s.
The probe has been reopened as Mills remains engaged in a longstanding public feud with President Trump.
The Justice Department’s (DOJ) renewed interest in the decades-old accusations comes after reports that previously sealed internal case files have recently resurfaced, prompting officials to take another look at the matter.
Sources say investigators are now examining whether Mills’ alleged drug use may have compromised cases she prosecuted as Androscoggin County District Attorney.
The allegations first surfaced in the early 1990s after a drug suspect reportedly informed federal agents that Mills was a habitual cocaine user during her time as a prosecutor.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and Maine’s Bureau of Intergovernmental Drug Enforcement investigated the claim.
Though the probe was dropped without charges, the related court documents were later destroyed in 2015 as part of routine archival procedures, as Resist the Mainstream reported earlier this month.
At the time, Mills attacked the DEA’s conduct, referring to them as a “secret police force” and accusing federal agents of engaging in politically motivated