{"id":25569,"date":"2026-08-02T22:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T17:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25569"},"modified":"2026-08-02T22:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T17:00:29","slug":"rep-max-miller-not-dropping-out-after-domestic-abuse-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25569","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Max Miller not dropping out after domestic abuse allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.axios.com\/dt8QsgTTISlE9FSgOOvysMvP40A=\/0x0:8132x4574\/1366x768\/2026\/08\/02\/1785682392093.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ohio GOP Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/06\/19\/max-miller-palestinian-flag-republican-ohio\" target=\"_blank\">Max Miller<\/a> said Sunday he will stay in his reelection race, using a livestream on X to deny allegations he abused his ex-wife and their young daughter.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shortly after his announcement, his ex-father-in-law, Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/07\/29\/trump-political-swearing-voter-perceptions\" target=\"_blank\">Bernie Moreno<\/a> (R-Ohio), denounced him as a &#8220;danger&#8221; to his daughter and unfit for office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why it matters: <\/strong>The extraordinary public split between two Trump-aligned Ohio Republicans comes days before the state&#8217;s deadline to replace Miller on the ballot with a special election \u2014 and will only fuel the controversy attached to a seat Democrats are targeting.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>What he&#8217;s saying: <\/strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m not getting out of this race, and I&#8217;m winning in November,&#8221; Miller said near the end of his <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MaxMillerOH\/status\/2083923492676706663\" target=\"_blank\">livestream<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Miller said no court or government agency has substantiated an abuse allegation against him and that he has never faced criminal charges.<\/li>\n<li>He said a child-welfare agency deemed two reports that he&#8217;d abused his daughter as unsubstantiated. <\/li>\n<li>He also denied assaulting his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, who had said Miller threw hot water from a skillet and sprayed her with a sink hose during a 2024 argument. He denied the water was scalding, said he did not intend to hurt her and called the incident &#8220;horseplay.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>He also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MaxMillerOH\/status\/2083921641503867284\" target=\"_blank\">posted<\/a> a link to what he said were records he referenced, but quickly removed those records. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The other side: <\/strong>Sen. Moreno issued a blistering denunciation shortly after the livestream, saying Miller&#8217;s behavior had forced him to speak publicly after trying to protect his family&#8217;s privacy.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;He is a danger to my daughter, and I hold my breath every minute he has custody of my granddaughter,&#8221; Moreno <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/berniemoreno\/status\/2083936589424582942\" target=\"_blank\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;If there are any basic standards of character required to hold elected office, Max Miller fails them,&#8221; he added. &#8220;He should not serve in the House of Representatives.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Catch up quick:<\/strong> Emily Moreno, who divorced Miller last year, has accused him in court filings of hitting and threatening her during their marriage. Miller has sued her for defamation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She claimed their daughter collarbone broke and her shoulders were bruised while she was in Miller&#8217;s custody. Miller denied causing the injury and argued that the bruising resembled marks from a seat belt, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/politics\/2026\/07\/assault-misogyny-verbal-threats-records-detail-new-allegations-against-rep-max-miller-bernie-moreno\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mother Jones<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Miller previously faced abuse allegations from ex-girlfriend Stephanie Grisham, a former Trump White House press secretary. He also denied those claims and sued her for defamation before dropping the case as part of a 2023 settlement.<\/li>\n<li>Grisham <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarkSZaidEsq\/status\/2074628552947835365\" target=\"_blank\">sued<\/a> Miller last month, arguing his recent public statements had violated the settlement&#8217;s non-disparagement and confidentiality terms. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Between the lines: <\/strong>Miller faces Democrat Brian Poindexter, a union ironworker endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, in Ohio&#8217;s 7th congressional district, which is based outside of Cleveland.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Voters in the district backed President Trump by 11 percentage points in 2024, 10 points in 2020 and 12 points in 2016.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What to watch:<\/strong> Wednesday is <a href=\"https:\/\/codes.ohio.gov\/ohio-revised-code\/section-3513.312#:~:text=prior%20to%20the-,ninetieth%20day%20before%20the%20day%20of%20such%20general%20election,-%2C%20or%20dies%20prior\" target=\"_blank\">Ohio&#8217;s deadline<\/a> to trigger a special election to replace Miller on the ballot.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story. Check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ohio GOP Rep. Max Miller said Sunday he will stay in his reelection race, using a livestream on X to deny allegations he abused his ex-wife and their young daughter. Shortly after his announcement, his ex-father-in-law, Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), denounced him as a &#8220;danger&#8221; to his daughter and unfit for office. 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