{"id":2642634,"date":"2026-08-10T12:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T16:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fishback-suggests-donalds-is-sex-trafficker-based-on-whistleblower-only-problem-is-feds-completely-deny-charges\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T12:37:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T16:37:40","slug":"fishback-suggests-donalds-is-sex-trafficker-based-on-whistleblower-only-problem-is-feds-completely-deny-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fishback-suggests-donalds-is-sex-trafficker-based-on-whistleblower-only-problem-is-feds-completely-deny-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Fishback Suggests Donalds Is Sex Trafficker Based on Whistleblower, Only Problem Is Feds Completely Deny Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffishback-suggests-donalds-is-sex-trafficker-based-on-whistleblower-only-problem-is-feds-completely-deny-charges%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2642634&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback has alleged that his primary opponents,Rep. Byron Donalds and Rep. Cory Mills, are under federal inquiry for sex trafficking. During a news briefing,Fishback claimed an anonymous whistleblower provided evidence linking both legislators to criminal activities,including travel to Maryland resorts to solicit sexual acts. Fishback asserted that these investigations are credible and not politically motivated, arguing that teh Department of Justice is pursuing serious charges against them. Though, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-shill-bruce-springsteen-arrested-for-dwi-reckless-driving-in-new-jersey\/\" title=\"Democrat Shill Bruce Springsteen Arrested for DWI, Reckless Driving in New Jersey\">law enforcement sources<\/a> have denied any ongoing sex trafficking investigations into Donalds or Mills, stating the allegations are false and that Mills\u2019s investigation relates to financial issues. Both Donalds and Mills have publicly denied the accusations, dismissing them as baseless and defamatory. The controversy has escalated amid campaign tensions, with each side trading accusations and defending their reputations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback has alleged that both his primary opponent, Rep. Byron Donalds, as well as Rep. Cory Mills are under federal investigation for alleged sex trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>Fishback unveiled the bombshell allegations against the two House Republicans from Florida during a news briefing Thursday in Tallahassee. He cited an unnamed whistleblower who\u2019d \u201capproached\u201d his campaign \u201cwith a disturbing pattern of evidence implicating\u201d his primary opponent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn July 21, 2026, NBC News reported that Republican Florida Congressman Cory Mills was under criminal investigation by the Department of Justice,\u201d he said. \u201cLike virtually every federal investigation, this one began with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/priest-full-cassock-takes-single-shoed-car-thief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">single suspect<\/a> and quickly spread to include others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis government whistleblower who approached my campaign has confirmed that this investigation has now expanded to include U.S. Congressman Byron Donalds, who along with Cory Mills, is under investigation for federal sex trafficking,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4sFGNkztHh\">https:\/\/t.co\/4sFGNkztHh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Fishback (@j_fishback) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/j_fishback\/status\/2085432216255857077?\">August 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to Fishback, federal investigators suspect Mills and Donalds traveled to a luxury resort in Maryland on May 17, 2024, and Nov. 19, 2024, to solicit, procure, and pay \u201cwomen for sexual acts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace, another Republican, previously called Mills \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nancy-mace-calls-immediate-expulsion-fellow-house-republican-worst-kind-pond-scum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pond scum<\/a>\u201d on account of some of the already-known allegations against him.<\/p>\n<p>Fishback also alleged that both Mills and Donalds will \u201csoon\u201d be charged, after which Donalds in particular \u201cwill call this investigation a political attack.\u201d Fishback maintained, however, that it\u2019s not a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jd-vance-slams-israeli-legislature-stupid-political-stunt-way-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">political stunt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Department of Justice, led by a Trump appointee of the same political party, is not investigating Congressman Donalds for political reasons,\u201d he insisted. \u201cThey are investigating him because there is credible evidence that he committed a very serious crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s just one problem: The agency has denied they\u2019re investigating Donalds and Mills for sex trafficking, according to Jacob Ogles of <a href=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/811962-fishback-donalds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida Politics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-want-everything-pelosis-san-francisco-home-vandalized-with-pigs-head-and-spray-paint\/\" title=\"\u201cWe Want Everything\u201d: Pelosi...s San Francisco Home Vandalized With Pig...s Head and Spray-Paint\">law enforcement source<\/a> just informed me the allegations leveled by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/j_fishback?\">@j_fishback<\/a> against <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ByronDonalds?\">@ByronDonalds<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CoryMillsFL?\">@CoryMillsFL<\/a> were \u201cabsolutely false.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jacob Ogles (@jacobogles) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jacobogles\/status\/2085467960617943278?\">August 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The unnamed law enforcement source specifically said that the allegations against Donalds and Mills were \u201cabsolutely false.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another law enforcement source who spoke with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4678015\/james-fishback-byron-donalds-sex-trafficking-allegation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Examiner<\/a> likewise confirmed there is no ongoing investigation into Donalds, and that the investigation against Mills isn\u2019t sexual in nature but rather finance-related.<\/p>\n<p>Donalds has for his part also denied the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/viral-post-wake-platner-allegations-perfectly-encapsulates-lefts-problem-toxic-masculinity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">allegations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCompletely false,\u201d his communications director, Gates McGavick, told the Washington Examiner in regard to the allegations. \u201cWe will not be distracted by this baseless and defamatory sideshow, and neither should you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the Washington Examiner, McGavick also fired back with allegations against Fishback, including that he owes a $1.3 million judgment to his former employer, and including that his running mate, Sean Lozano, is under criminal investigation by local authorities.<\/p>\n<p>During a prior news briefing, Donalds reportedly slammed Fishback as a \u201cclown\u201d for trotting out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dont-let-another-family-destroyed-false-allegations-time-pass-abbys-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spurious allegations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re at that point in the campaign where people are just throwing anything they can,\u201d he said. \u201cThe desperation speaks for itself. We\u2019re focused on the next 14 days making sure we win the Republican nomination, and then we\u2019re onto November to protect Florida and defend the Florida dream.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-of-appeals-in-swing-states-drop-major-ruling-hurting-kamala-harris-chances-against-trump\/\" title=\"Court of Appeals in Swing States Drop Major Ruling, Hurting Kamala Harris&#039; Chances Against Trump\">highly engaged readers<\/a>, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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