Newly Surfaced DOJ Docs Discredit Janet Mills' Claims About Cocaine Investigation

The newly discovered documents contradict the governor's longstanding claims that an investigation into her cocaine use was politically motivated and baseless.

Thirty-seven year-old allegations of cocaine abuse have returned to haunt Maine Gov. Janet Mills thanks to a resurfaced U.S. Department of Justice memo that details the probe into her alleged drug use when she was a district attorney.

The DOJ documents, unearthed by Fox News on Friday, revive longstanding allegations that Mills had a substance abuse problem even as she was putting other Mainers behind bars for selling narcotics or driving under the influence.

The 1995 DOJ memo, penned by the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), torches Mills’ allegation at the time that state drug investigation and subsequent federal probe into her alleged drug use was a politically charged hit job, declaring the investigation “proper” and her accusations “unsubstantiated.”