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Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, is calling for an investigation into abuse allegations made against him by his ex-wife, as the dramatic family feud overshadows his race for re-election.
Miller has consistently denied wrongdoing and accused both his ex-wife and her father, Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, of trying to take down his political career.
“In light of all the renewed interest in my family affairs, I am going to file my own paperwork for an ethics investigation into myself to clear my name from these horrific attacks on myself and my family. I have absolutely nothing to hide,” Miller wrote on X on Tuesday.
“We will be providing the committee all necessary documents needed for a detail examination. The accusations continue to change, but my facts stay the same. I am looking forward to my colleagues reading everything for themselves.”
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Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, arrives for new member orientation check-in and program registration with Emily Moreno in Washington, Nov. 13, 2022. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/AP Photo)
The Ethics Committee confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that it would investigate allegations that Miller “may have engaged in domestic violence and abuse or illegal drug use.”
Emily Moreno, who filed for divorce from Miller in 2024 after two years of marriage, has accused him of physically abusing both her and their young daughter. Allegations include that he scalded Moreno with boiling water and held a gun to her head during two separate occasions, and that she had to get their daughter medical aid for a broken collar bone after she was in Miller’s care.
Miller suggested in a livestream on X over the weekend that Moreno had suffered from mental health issues in the past and that might be the reason behind her accusations. He also said none of the allegations she made have been substantiated by relevant entities.
“Every single one of these allegations were already investigated. No criminal charge has ever been filed against me,” Miller said in the video. He said the water incident occurred during “horseplay” between the two, and disputed that the water was boiling. He also said Moreno took their daughter to the emergency room thinking there was a bruise on their daughter’s neck, but that the mark was from finger painting.
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But mounting public pressure has brought the Cleveland-area feud to Washington, where Sen. Moreno told reporters Tuesday that Miller “fails to meet that minimum basic standard” for elected officials who get to serve.
Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, issued a public statement Sunday calling on his former son-in-law, Rep. Max Miller, to resign from Congress. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
He also criticized Miller in a statement posted on X, calling him a “danger” to his daughter and granddaughter. Miller and Moreno share custody over the child.
The intense public scrutiny is also potentially putting Miller’s re-election into question, with Democrats seeing new opportunity in what was a relatively safe red seat in the Cleveland suburbs.
One House GOP source, who was granted anonymity to speak candidly about a sensitive situation, told Fox News Digital the situation was a “f—-ing trainwreck.”
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The source noted that the allegations against Miller had not been substantiated, but said “the court of public opinion is a b—-.”
Miller likely appears to voters to have “a little too much on his plate,” the source said.
Meanwhile, a House Republican, who was granted anonymity to speak candidly, said Miller should not run for re-election. “We must lead by example,” they said.
Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
The same House Republican also called for Reps. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., and Cory Mills, R-Fla., also facing harassment allegations that they have denied, to similarly drop out of their races.
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But Miller has been defiant so far, expressing confidence that he’ll win in November.
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The House Ethics Committee, which Miller is calling on to investigate his case, recently recommended that Edwards be censured for his behavior toward two young female staffers.