Max Miller says he will ask House Ethics panel to investigate domestic abuse allegations against him
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Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) on Tuesday said he will file paperwork to have the House Ethics Committee investigate him as he faces increasing pressure to resign or drop out of his reelection race over allegations of domestic abuse.
“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 family. I have absolutely nothing to hide,” Miller wrote on the social platform X.
“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,” Miller added.
Miller’s ex-wife, Emily Moreno, has accused Miller of hurling scalding hot water at her, holding a gun to her head and breaking their daughter’s collarbone.
Miller has vehemently and repeatedly denied the allegations, and sued Moreno for defamation in May.
The two divorced in 2025 and have been engaged in a bitter custody battle over their daughter.
Even if the Ethics Committee does open an investigation, it’s highly unlikely the slow-moving panel would release a report ahead of November.
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Miller’s ex-father-in-law, over the weekend called for Miller to resign from office, arguing that he needs “to seek professional help to end the clear pattern of abuse he has left in his wake.”
On Tuesday, he said what his family had gone through was “the seventh level of hell.”
“This has been a horrific experience for my entire family. My daughter lives in constant fear of this man, not like something that’s existential, but deeply in her heart, she fears what this guy is capable of,” he said. “You can’t you can’t fathom what that makes me feel like when the dad’s number one job is to protect your kids. This has been brutal, beyond comprehension.”
“And if there’s any minimum standard for being an elected official, as I said, he fails to meet that minimum basic standard. I don’t care about the politics at all. Don’t think about it. Doesn’t enter my consciousness.”
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) reportedly told MeidasTouch’s Pablo Manríquez that Miller should resign, while Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) told Manríquez that Miller “shouldn’t be in office.”
But other Republicans have been silent about whether Miller should drop out of his reelection race or face an ethics probe.
Asked whether he thinks GOP leaders should look into the allegations against Miller, Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said on “Face the Nation” that, “Well, again … this is an issue that is currently part of a divorce and part of litigation that’s in a courtroom, and the court should be handling this, which is clearly ongoing, and that’s where this needs to be, not in a television studio.”
Miller has repeatedly said he will not drop out of his race.
“If I dropped out of this race it would mean we as a nation have fallen so far from our American values. I will not validate false claims by removing myself just to please the court of public opinion. I am innocent of all of the allegations that have been attributed to me. I have done well representing my constituent’s interests. Why would I drop out?” Miller said in a statement to The Hill Monday.
Emily Brooks contributed to this report.
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Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) on Tuesday said he will file paperwork to have the House Ethics Committee investigate him as he faces increasing pressure to resign or drop out of his reelection race over allegations of domestic abuse.
“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 family. I have absolutely nothing to hide,” Miller wrote on the social platform X.
“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,” Miller added.
Miller’s ex-wife, Emily Moreno, has accused Miller of hurling scalding hot water at her, holding a gun to her head and breaking their daughter’s collarbone.
Miller has vehemently and repeatedly denied the allegations, and sued Moreno for defamation in May.
The two divorced in 2025 and have been engaged in a bitter custody battle over their daughter.
Even if the Ethics Committee does open an investigation, it’s highly unlikely the slow-moving panel would release a report ahead of November.
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Miller’s ex-father-in-law, over the weekend called for Miller to resign from office, arguing that he needs “to seek professional help to end the clear pattern of abuse he has left in his wake.”
On Tuesday, he said what his family had gone through was “the seventh level of hell.”
“This has been a horrific experience for my entire family. My daughter lives in constant fear of this man, not like something that’s existential, but deeply in her heart, she fears what this guy is capable of,” he said. “You can’t you can’t fathom what that makes me feel like when the dad’s number one job is to protect your kids. This has been brutal, beyond comprehension.”
“And if there’s any minimum standard for being an elected official, as I said, he fails to meet that minimum basic standard. I don’t care about the politics at all. Don’t think about it. Doesn’t enter my consciousness.”
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) reportedly told MeidasTouch’s Pablo Manríquez that Miller should resign, while Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) told Manríquez that Miller “shouldn’t be in office.”
But other Republicans have been silent about whether Miller should drop out of his reelection race or face an ethics probe.
Asked whether he thinks GOP leaders should look into the allegations against Miller, Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said on “Face the Nation” that, “Well, again … this is an issue that is currently part of a divorce and part of litigation that’s in a courtroom, and the court should be handling this, which is clearly ongoing, and that’s where this needs to be, not in a television studio.”
Miller has repeatedly said he will not drop out of his race.
“If I dropped out of this race it would mean we as a nation have fallen so far from our American values. I will not validate false claims by removing myself just to please the court of public opinion. I am innocent of all of the allegations that have been attributed to me. I have done well representing my constituent’s interests. Why would I drop out?” Miller said in a statement to The Hill Monday.
Emily Brooks contributed to this report.
Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) on Tuesday said he will file paperwork to have the House Ethics Committee investigate him as he faces increasing pressure to resign or drop out of his reelection race over allegations of domestic abuse.
“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 family. I have absolutely nothing to hide,” Miller wrote on the social platform X.
“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,” Miller added.
Miller’s ex-wife, Emily Moreno, has accused Miller of hurling scalding hot water at her, holding a gun to her head and breaking their daughter’s collarbone.
Miller has vehemently and repeatedly denied the allegations, and sued Moreno for defamation in May.
The two divorced in 2025 and have been engaged in a bitter custody battle over their daughter.
Even if the Ethics Committee does open an investigation, it’s highly unlikely the slow-moving panel would release a report ahead of November.
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Miller’s ex-father-in-law, over the weekend called for Miller to resign from office, arguing that he needs “to seek professional help to end the clear pattern of abuse he has left in his wake.”
On Tuesday, he said what his family had gone through was “the seventh level of hell.”
“This has been a horrific experience for my entire family. My daughter lives in constant fear of this man, not like something that’s existential, but deeply in her heart, she fears what this guy is capable of,” he said. “You can’t you can’t fathom what that makes me feel like when the dad’s number one job is to protect your kids. This has been brutal, beyond comprehension.”
“And if there’s any minimum standard for being an elected official, as I said, he fails to meet that minimum basic standard. I don’t care about the politics at all. Don’t think about it. Doesn’t enter my consciousness.”
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) reportedly told MeidasTouch’s Pablo Manríquez that Miller should resign, while Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) told Manríquez that Miller “shouldn’t be in office.”
But other Republicans have been silent about whether Miller should drop out of his reelection race or face an ethics probe.
Asked whether he thinks GOP leaders should look into the allegations against Miller, Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said on “Face the Nation” that, “Well, again … this is an issue that is currently part of a divorce and part of litigation that’s in a courtroom, and the court should be handling this, which is clearly ongoing, and that’s where this needs to be, not in a television studio.”
Miller has repeatedly said he will not drop out of his race.
“If I dropped out of this race it would mean we as a nation have fallen so far from our American values. I will not validate false claims by removing myself just to please the court of public opinion. I am innocent of all of the allegations that have been attributed to me. I have done well representing my constituent’s interests. Why would I drop out?” Miller said in a statement to The Hill Monday.
Emily Brooks contributed to this report.
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