A video shows Maine’s Democrat governor laughing and not answering questions about previous cocaine use.
The clip, obtained by Fox News Digital, shows Governor Janet Mills touring Brodis Blueberries in Hope, Maine, when she is approached by someone who questions her about her past drug use and her current political career.
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“Janet Mills did cocaine give you the courage to stand up to President [Donald] Trump at the Governors’ Breakfast?” the person asked, referring to Mills and Trump sparring over women’s sports at the National Governors Association (NGA) meeting in February.
“Have you ever been under the influence while making critical decisions for the state of Maine?” the person goes on, despite Mills showing no interest in answering. “Will you apologize to the law enforcement officers that you smeared during their investigation of you?”
“In early 1990, the U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) in Maine, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and Maine’s Bureau of Intergovernmental Drug Enforcement (BIDE) investigated Mills, then a sitting district attorney in Maine, after a drug suspect accused her of using cocaine,” Fox News reported.
The investigation was later dropped with no charges filed, and the governor has maintained her innocence in the matter by claiming that allegations of cocaine use were politically motivated.
“It’s scary,” she said to a news outlet in ’91. “Maine apparently has a secret police force at work that can ruin the reputation of any who opposes it.”
“A March 1995 memorandum from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Professional Responsibility (DOJ/OPR), addressed to the deputy attorney general – Merrick Garland was serving as the principal associate deputy attorney general – and unearthed by Fox News Digital, refutes Mills’ claim. It revealed that there was no misconduct by federal or state authorities investigating her case,” the outlet continued. “According to the DOJ memo, WCSH-TV reported in December 1990 that Mills was being investigated by a federal grand jury for drug use, citing law enforcement sources. Mills later sued that reporter for libel and slander. The report also prompted Mills’ attorney to demand a grand jury investigation, arguing that ‘the press received leaks from BIDE law enforcement officials.'”
While the results of that lawsuit are not available, an article from 1991 seems to refer to the effort to “end drug probe rumors” being dismissed by a judge.
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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