Maine Governor Questioned Over Allegations

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) brushed off questions about her alleged past cocaine use during a recent public appearance, laughing and refusing to answer when confronted on camera, according to video obtained by Fox News Digital.

The incident occurred earlier this month as Mills toured Brodis Blueberries in Hope, Maine. A questioner referenced Mills’ public clash with President Donald Trump at a February National Governors Association breakfast and asked, “Janet Mills, did cocaine give you the courage to stand up to President Trump at the governor’s breakfast?” Mills laughed at the question and kept walking.

The questioner followed up: “Have you ever been under the influence while making critical decisions for the state of Maine?” Mills again declined to respond.

Fox News Digital reports that the questions follow renewed scrutiny of a decades-old federal investigation into Mills, then a district attorney, over accusations of cocaine use. That investigation, launched in early 1990 by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maine, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the Maine Bureau of Intergovernmental Drug Enforcement (BIDE), ultimately resulted in no charges.

At the time, Mills claimed the probe was politically motivated, saying she was targeted for her Democratic affiliation and criticism of BIDE’s enforcement practices. “Maine apparently has a secret police force at work that can ruin the reputation of any who opposes it,” Mills said in a 1991 interview with the Portland Press Herald.

However, a 1995 Justice Department memorandum obtained by Fox News Digital appears to contradict that narrative. The memo, prepared by the DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility and addressed to the deputy attorney general, concluded there was “no misconduct by federal or state authorities” in the investigation of Mills.

The investigation gained public attention in 1990 when WCSH-TV reported that Mills was under federal grand jury investigation for drug use, citing law enforcement sources. Mills sued the reporter for libel and slander, but the case was ultimately thrown out. Court records related to the suit were disposed of in 2015 per court policy.

Fox News Digital previously reported that Mills was also confronted earlier this month in Washington, D.C., where she responded, “What the f—?” when asked if “sniffing cocaine at work” was a “human right.”

With Mills term-limited next year, speculation has swirled that she could challenge longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins in 2026. While Mills said in April that she does not “plan to run for another office,” she added that “things change week to week, month to month,” leaving the door open to a Senate bid.

Mills’ office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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