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News: GOP Rep. Cory Mills—who is supposed to get cross-examined in his restraining order case on Friday—just popped up again on an unannounced solo trip to Syria for some reason. He met with the Finance Minister yesterday, per the ministry's Facebook page: facebook.com/almaliaassouri…

The chief legal officer of Mills's weapons company was middleman on a recent foreign agent registration for a new Mideast nonprofit called ... The Foundation for the Development of Western Syria

On Mills's trip to Syria in April, he pulled a secret solo meeting with the new president — at the time a U.S.-designated terrorist who founded Al Nusra Front. More on that trip here

On this trip, Mills was photographed with Tarek Naemo, who was also part of his April excursion. More on him here

In July Naemo started a nonprofit in Florida called the "American Syrian Chamber of Commerce Inc" with a business partner, the guy who owned the Pulse Nightclub. Cory Mills' campaign also paid the Pulse owner for direct mail services in irregular lump sums

It's unclear who paid for Mills' trip this time. Apparently he tried rounding up a group of Reps weeks ago, but no takers. He also seems to have spent a good chunk of time today in a viral twitter fight about his stolen valor issues with Nancy Mace, from halfway around the world.

 

Here's more about Cory Mills and the restraining order case. Again, his cross-examination is scheduled for Friday. He tried to push back the first hearing and failed.

One interesting counterpoint, the new Syrian president was not in Syria. Instead, he was at the U.N.