NEW: DOJ Investigating Top Democrat For Cocaine Use

Questions still linger about an investigation into cocaine use by a Democratic governor from long ago. Now, the U.S. Justice Department is preparing to reopen the investigation months after she publicly rebuked President Donald Trump during a face-to-face encounter.

Maine’s Gov. Janet Mills is at the center of a growing probe into allegations that she was frequently using the hard drug as a prosecutor in the 1990s, a claim that, if substantiated, may result in the dismissal of hundreds or thousands of convictions she secured.

Mills, who garnered national headlines for challenging Trump to sue her over the state’s transgender athlete policies, is well aware of the investigation.

During a campaign stop at Brodis Blueberries in Maine, the Democrat laughed off a question from an attendee about whether she ever used cocaine while serving as a public official.

“Janet Mills, did cocaine give you the courage to stand up to President Trump at the governor’s breakfast?” a person shouts, referencing her showdown with Trump at the National Governors Association in February.

Instead of answering, Mills appeared to laugh and walk past the individual, who tried again.

“Have you ever been under the influence while making critical decisions for the state of Maine?” he asked.

Mills declined to answer that question as well.

WATCH:

WATCH: Maine Democrat Governor Janet Mills when asked about her alleged cocaine use and if sniffing cocaine at work a “human right”:

“What the fuck.” https://t.co/7GXGbmKl4K pic.twitter.com/hz00aLHTTg

— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) July 1, 2025

Fox News reported last month that the DOJ has renewed a decades-old investigation exploring whether Mills was a habitual cocaine user while serving as a district attorney in Maine. The anti-Trump governor has called the probe politically motivated, but her past investigation was very real.

A coordinated investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maine, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and Maine’s Bureau of Intergovernmental Drug Enforcement chased down rumors of Mills’s cocaine use after a drug suspect made the allegation against her.

The 90s-era investigation ultimately ended without any charges, and Mills at the time accused the state’s drug enforcement agency of pursuing a political vendetta against her for outspoken criticism about alleged inflated arrest numbers using low-level drug users.

“It’s scary,” Mills told the Portland Press Herald in November 1991 about the probe into her alleged drug user. “Maine apparently has a secret police force at work that can ruin the reputation of any who opposes it.”

In 1995, a memorandum from the DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility was sent to Merrick Garland, then the principal associate deputy U.S. attorney general, which contradicts Mills’s claim: It found no evidence of misconduct by drug enforcement agents.

The memo states that Mills sued a local TV news station shortly after it reported that a grand jury was investigating her for drug use. She claimed “the press received leaks from BIDE law enforcement officials.”

Although documents from the case were destroyed in 2015 in accordance with court policies, a 1991 article noted the case involved an attempt to “end drug probe rumors” around Mills.

Last month, Fox News approached Mills about reports of a new probe by the DOJ.

A reporter asked the governor if “sniffing cocaine at work” is a “human right.” Mills reacted with surprise.

“What the f**k?” she exclaimed.