{"id":25581,"date":"2026-08-02T22:19:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T17:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25581"},"modified":"2026-08-02T22:19:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T17:19:03","slug":"sen-bernie-moreno-says-former-son-in-law-max-miller-should-not-serve-in-the-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25581","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Bernie Moreno says former son-in-law Max Miller should not serve in the House"},"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<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \"><span class=\"oyrPY qlwaB AGxeB  \">WASHINGTON &#8212; <\/span>U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno said his former son-in-law, U.S Rep. Max Miller, should not be serving in the House and should \u201cseek professional help\u201d as Miller defended himself against allegations of domestic abuse in a live video on X Sunday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Moreno, who has been restrained in recent months as the bitter custody dispute has played out between Miller and his daughter Emily, said in a lengthy post that \u201cIf 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.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Moreno wrote that Miller \u201cneeds serious psychological help. He is a danger to my daughter, and I hold my breath every minute he has custody of my granddaughter.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Miller said Sunday that he will remain in his race for re-election before a Wednesday deadline to replace him. Democrats <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/max-miller-abuse-allegations-moreno-ohio-congress-2073ea5014328322decb23aaaed3bcfe\">have seen a new opportunity<\/a> in his northeast Ohio congressional seat as the Republican incumbent has faced mounting pressure over domestic abuse allegations in a <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ohio-congressman-max-miller-defamation-exwife-8d504b5e4446ec12af4c0c155c252966\">bitter and drawn-out<\/a> custody battle with ex-wife Emily Moreno. <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Accusations against Miller, who has been endorsed by President Donald Trump and was a White House adviser during Trump&#8217;s first term, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/congress-cleveland-ohio-lawsuits-5eb9be34df76a8ed9f8cdd35d794e4f5\">have been public<\/a> for years but have recently drawn increased scrutiny as back and forth in the case has escalated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cI\u2019m not dropping out of this race and I\u2019ll win in November,\u201d said Miller, who denied abusing his former wife and his daughter. <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Emily Moreno has said that Miller scalded, hit and threatened her while they were married. He denied those allegations in the video, as he has in the past. She did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">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 the magazine Mother Jones that first revealed the child\u2019s injury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Miller accompanied his announcement with the release of a voluminous cache of investigative and court documents related to the custody dispute, as well as what he described as \u201cadditional evidence\u201d not previously released to the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A spokesperson for Emily Moreno, Stefan Mychajliw, said Sunday that the video was \u201cshameful.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cNo loving parent would have ever used their daughter as a PR pawn to save their own political career,\u201d Mychajliw said. &#8220;Miller can lie and spin on X, but he cannot do so under oath in a court of law. We are confident that justice will prevail in court.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Miller did not address years-old abuse allegations by his ex-girlfriend, Stephanie Grisham, who brought fresh litigation against him in July claiming he violated a court settlement between them not to disparage each other.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Democrats have recently called on Miller to resign, requested a congressional ethics investigation and suggested more help could be directed in the fall toward his Democratic opponent, union ironworker Brian Poindexter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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>WASHINGTON &#8212; U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno said his former son-in-law, U.S Rep. 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