Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, on Sunday mentioned his former son-in-law Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, “mustn’t serve within the Home” over allegations of domestic abuse made by Miller’s ex-wife Emily Moreno, who’s Bernie Moreno’s daughter.
Miller, who’s operating for reelection, has denied the allegations and has sued his ex-wife for defamation.
In a submit on X Sunday, Bernie Moreno wrote, “If there are any primary requirements of character required to carry elected workplace, Max Miller fails them. He mustn’t serve within the Home of Representatives.”
Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, attends the Methods and Means Committee listening to on the priorities of the Treasury Division on June 4, 2026, the place Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testified.
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Police studies obtained by ABC Information present that Emily Moreno alleged a number of incidents of bodily violence throughout their marriage and divorce proceedings.
In his Sunday submit, Bernie Moreno wrote that he had “hoped to maintain this matter non-public however Max Miller’s more and more erratic and harmful conduct has made that not possible.”
Miller replied to Moreno’s submit, saying “If my daughter mentioned the identical factor to me, I personally would not wait two years earlier than holding him accountable. You understand this is not true and the one motive you might be talking out now’s to cover from your personal media circus. That is all political.”
Requested about Emily Moreno’s allegations, Miller’s workplace directed ABC Information to a previous social media submit through which it mentioned, “The details communicate for themselves: the court docket has continued to allow him joint custody of his youngster. If there have been credible proof supporting these outrageous accusations, that merely wouldn’t be the case. Congressman Miller will proceed to vigorously defend his fame in opposition to false and reckless allegations designed to inflame public opinion moderately than mirror actuality. This narrative has gone on lengthy sufficient.”
Earlier Sunday, Miller addressed the allegations in opposition to him in a reside X video, vowing to stay in his race and win his November election. Miller went via every allegation in opposition to him, categorically denying them and importing court docket paperwork that he says exonerate him to a publicly obtainable dropbox.
“This election is simply extra about successful a seat in November for the Republican Celebration, this election to me is about my household and about our daughter and holding our values right here and holding the media and different people accountable who’ve been extremely reckless,” Miller mentioned within the video.
The allegations come amid Miller’s reelection bid in Ohio’s 7th Congressional District, which is seen as a protected Republican seat, and have led to calls from some Democratic members of Congress for an ethics investigation and his resignation.
Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, speaks to reporters throughout a vote within the Senate Chambers within the U.S. Capitol Constructing on July 20, 2026 in Washington, D.C.
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Miller, a former Trump White Home aide, was married to Emily Moreno from 2022 to 2024 and the 2 have a 2-year-old daughter.
Within the police studies, Moreno instructed cops that Miller “threw her in opposition to the wall, which resulted in an apparent seize mark on her higher arm” and had beforehand “held a gun to her head” and threw sizzling water on her. In keeping with the police report, Moreno additionally recounts her youngster telling her “Daddy kill you.”
Moreover, the report exhibits Moreno instructed the police that her daughter acquired bodily accidents whereas in Miller’s care.
Miller was by no means charged with a criminal offense and the Division of Kids and Household Companies didn’t discover proof to substantiate allegations of kid abuse, in accordance with data launched in court docket filings.
Miller denies abusing his spouse or daughter. In a defamation lawsuit in opposition to his ex-wife, he has argued that this can be a “repeated sample” of false accusations by his spouse meant “to smash my fame, achieve an edge in custody and litigation issues, and search revenge.”
Then-Rep.-elect Max Miller, R-Ohio, arrives for brand spanking new member orientation check-in and program registration with Emily Moreno in Washington, D.C., Nov. 13, 2022.
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Former White Home press secretary Stephanie Grisham alleged in her 2021 memoir that she had been bodily abused by her associate whereas working on the White Home. She later recognized that man as Miller in a Washington Publish op-ed. She claims that she instructed White Home officers on the time in regards to the alleged abuse they usually did not take motion.
The White Home declined to touch upon allegations of abuse by Miller in the direction of Grisham or Moreno.
In July, Grisham sued Miller, saying he violated the phrases of their settlement when discussing their case in his denials of Moreno’s allegations. In keeping with Grisham’s grievance, their settlement prohibited both social gathering from making disparaging statements.
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