NewzBernie Moreno said his former son-in-law, U.S. Max Miller, should not be serving in the House and should “seek professional help” as Miller defended himself against allegations of domestic abuse in a live video on X on Sunday.Moreno, who has been publicly restrained in recent months as the bitter custody dispute has played out between Miller and his daughter Emily, said in a lengthy post: "If there are any basic standards of character required to hold elected office, Max Miller fails them. He should not serve in the House of Representatives.”Moreno wrote that Miller “needs serious psychological help.
He is a danger to my daughter, and I hold my breath every minute he has custody of my granddaughter."Miller, who has been endorsed by President Donald Trump, said Sunday that he will remain in his race for reelection before a Wednesday deadline to replace him. Democrats have seen a new opportunity in the northeast Ohio congressional seat as the Republican incumbent has faced mounting pressure over the domestic abuse allegations in a bitter and drawn-out custody battle with his ex-wife.“I’m not dropping out of this race and I’ll win in November,” said Miller, who denied abusing his former wife and his daughter.Asked on Sunday evening if Miller should resign, Trump said that “so far it's accusations.”“I'll be looking at it,” Trump said.Scrutiny of Miller has escalated in recent weeksAccusations against Miller, who was a White House adviser during Trump’s first term, have been public for years but have recently drawn increased scrutiny as back and forth in the case has escalated.Emily Moreno has said that Miller scalded, hit and threatened her while they were married. Miller denied those allegations in the video, as he has in the past.“It's incredibly upsetting,” Miller said, as he went through a list of the allegations.Miller also said he had nothing to do with a broken collarbone on their 2-year-old daughter that led Emily Moreno to contact authorities.
The pair, who were married in 2022 and finalized their divorce last year, have presented different theories about how the injury occurred, according to court filings and police reports detailed in an article in July in the magazine Mother Jones that first revealed the child’s injury.Miller accompanied his announcement with the release of a voluminous cache of investigative and cou… Max Miller denied abusing his former wife and his daughter.
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