GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio said on Sunday that his former son-in-law, Rep. Max Miller, shouldn't serve in Congress amid swirling abuse claims, as Miller vowed to stay in the race for another term and strongly denied all allegations of misconduct.
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"If there are any basic standards of character required to hold elected office, Max Miller fails them," Moreno said in a post on X. "He should not serve in the House of Representatives."
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Miller's reelection campaign has been plagued in recent weeks by allegations of abuse against his ex-wife — the senator's daughter Emily Moreno — and their child that have emerged in legal filings.
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The second-term Ohio Republican responded to the accusations in a livestream on X earlier Sunday, in which he said allegations that he abused his daughter or his ex-wife were false.
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The statements came after Miller's ex-wife asked a court to
last week blocking the Ohio Republican from contacting her lawyer.
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Emily Moreno alleged in court filings that Miller has repeatedly had physical and verbal altercations with her attorney amid an ongoing custody fight over their young daughter.
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Miller and Moreno, who were married between 2022 and 2025, have court-ordered restraining orders against each other.
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The restraining order request followed months of allegations leveled by Emily Moreno against Miller.
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In court papers and police reports, she has accused Miller of throwing her against a wall during a February custody exchange and causing their daughter to suffer a clavicle fracture and handprint-shaped bruise.
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She also alleged that Miller threw hot water at her in 2024 and pointed a gun at her last year.
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Miller has called the allegations untrue and pointed to the fact that he still has joint custody of his daughter, while accusing his ex-wife of defaming him and abusing their child herself.
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In Sunday's livestream, he cast doubt on the timing of the allegations against him, suggesting that they were made to sway the custody fight.
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He argued his ex-wife has engaged in a pattern of reporting "serious and destructive allegations with absolutely no evidence."
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He also released documents that he argued would clear him of allegations that he injured his child or abused his former wife, saying: "These are incredibly serious criminal accusations, and if these accusations were true, I would be in jail."
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He pointed to an April letter from county investigators closing a probe into whether he physically abused his daughter in February, calling it "unsubstantiated."
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A spokesman for Emily Moreno, Stefan Mychajliw, called Miller's livestream "shameful" and "lie-filled."
"There is a documented trove of evidence that Miller has a history of violent and dangerous behavior and no amount of victim shaming will change that," Mychajliw said in a statement.
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"Miller can lie and spin on X, but he cannot do so under oath in a court of law.
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We are confident that justice will prevail in court."
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In his post on X Sunday, shortly after Miller's video, Sen. Bernie Moreno called the last two years "pure hell" for his family.
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And while he noted that he hoped to keep the matter private, Moreno said: "Max Miller's increasingly erratic and dangerous behavior has made that impossible."
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Moreno claimed that Miller "needs serious psychological help" and called him a "danger to my daughter."
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"I believe Max Miller needs to seek professional help to end the clear pattern of abuse he has left in his wake," Moreno posted.
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"I believe he should not be free to continue endangering others until he does."
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Miller responded to his former father-in-law on X, saying: "If my daughter said the same thing to me, I personally wouldn't wait two years before holding him accountable."
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"You know this isn't true and the only reason you are speaking out now is to hide from your own media circus," Miller said.
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