More Republicans Call For Max Miller’s Resignation Amid Abuse Allegations: Here’s What To Know

Aug 04, 2026 09:29 PM - 1 hour ago 1

Topline

More Republican senators joined Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, successful calling connected Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, to resign amid maltreatment allegations made by Emily Moreno, Miller’s ex-wife and Moreno’s daughter, though Miller vehemently denies the allegations and is continuing his re-election bid.

Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, attends the Ways and Means Committee proceeding connected the priorities of the Treasury Department successful Longworth building connected Thursday, June 4, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

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Key Facts

Bernie Moreno connected Sunday said he believes Miller should resign, calling him a “danger to my daughter” who needs “serious psychological help” successful a statement, his first amid an extended custody conflict betwixt Emily Moreno and Miller complete their 2-year-old daughter.

Bernie Moreno made the connection aft Miller released a 20-minute video connected Sunday denying his ex-wife’s allegations, including that he threw scalding h2o connected her and held a weapon to her head, and besides said he has ne'er physically abused their daughter.

Multiple Senate Republicans backed Bernie Moreno’s telephone for Miller’s resignation, including Roger Marshall, R-Kan., who told Politico, “he should resign. He should discontinue . . . I don’t cognize Mr. Miller’s story, but I spot Bernie truthful overmuch arsenic a bully friend, and his family has specified precocious values,” and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va, who besides said she didn’t person elaborate knowledge of the allegations, but if Bernie Moreno “thinks he ought to resign, I’m supportive of that.”

Others stopped short of calling for Miller to measurement down, but said they spot Bernie Moreno’s judgement: “I don’t cognize capable astir the allegations, but for illustration Bernie said, it sounds for illustration he thinks he needs psychological help,” Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., told Politico, adding, “I spot Bernie,” while Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., told Politico, “it would astonishment maine if Bernie were being untruthful.”

Some Republicans, including President Donald Trump, who hired Miller to activity connected his run and successful his first management and said astatine his 2022 wedding to Emily Moreno held astatine his Bedminster Golf Club, and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, some vouched for Miller’s characteristic connected Monday, pinch Jordan calling him a “good man” successful a CNN question and reply and Trump telling reporters “he’s a bully personification . . . I’m going to fto the families fig that out.”

Democrats person seized connected the allegations against Miller—with run ads highlighting the accusations and requests for a House morals probe—and they whitethorn person analyzable his reelection bid, arsenic forecasts show his seat, which he won successful 2022 pinch 51% of votes, has leaned much toward Democrats successful caller weeks.

What did Miller opportunity successful the video?

Miller emphasized that aggregate investigations into Moreno’s accusations against him person not led to general charges of wrongdoing, alleging, without evidence, that Moreno has “struggled pinch important intelligence wellness challenges” and the accusations were made “in the power of our custody fight.” Miller besides laid retired a timeline of erstwhile the alleged maltreatment Emily Moreno has accused him of occurred, and elaborate friends exchanges he said he had pinch Emily Moreno aft the alleged incidents, including an invitation to meal astatine her location 2 days aft she claimed he allegedly pointed a weapon astatine her. He published matter messages pinch Emily Moreno and recordings of conversations pinch her he said support his claims of innocence.

Tangent

Former White House property caput Stephanie Grisham, who dated Miller, accused him of pushing her against a wall and slapping her successful the look successful 2020, she wrote successful a 2021 Washington Post op-ed successful relationship pinch the merchandise of her memoir. She did not sanction Miller astatine the time, but the explanation made it evident she was referring to him. He sued her for defamation, and they settled the lawsuit. She revenge a caller suit against him past month, claiming he violated the statement by making disparaging remarks astir her while discussing Emily Moreno’s allegations against him. Grisham connected Monday revenge a impermanent restraining bid against Miller, her lawyer Mark Zaid announced connected X, but it’s unclear why.

Key Background

Allegations of beingness maltreatment made by Moreno against Miller first became nationalist successful May successful the Daily Mail, which published photos of bruises Moreno said were caused by the abuse. Mother Jones past published a lengthy study successful July based connected tribunal filings and constabulary records it obtained detailing investigations into the maltreatment allegations and custody dispute, including a February incident erstwhile their girl collapsed her collarbone. Moreno did not explicitly impeach Miller of breaking their daughter’s collarbone, according to Mother Jones, but told detectives Miller had antecedently thrown basking h2o astatine her and held a weapon to her head. She besides told detectives she ne'er revenge a constabulary study against Miller, because she feared “no 1 would judge her,” Mother Jones reported. Child services investigators successful Cuyahoga County, Ohio, wherever the mates lived, reportedly recovered the kid maltreatment allegations were “unsubstantiated,” though 1 of the detectives wrote that the wounded was “suspicious.”

Miller’s volatile behaviour allegedly dates backmost years

In the tribunal records reviewed by Mother Jones, Moreno accused Miller of convulsive behaviour toward women making love backmost to precocious school. Politico successful 2021 published an extended report, based connected nationalist records and interviews pinch much than 60 people, who elaborate allegations of volatile behaviour by Miller, including allegedly pushing a girl, causing her to autumn down the stairs, successful precocious schoolhouse aft she denied his advances, a declare he denied to Politico done his attorney, and a 2011 apprehension for operating a conveyance while impaired. The Washington Post also reported connected immoderate of the earlier accusations elaborate by Politico successful a 2018 article astir inexperienced Trump appointees, including a 2007 incident successful which Miller was charged pinch punching a man successful the backmost of the caput and moving from constabulary (he pleaded nary title and the lawsuit was dismissed). In 2009, he was charged pinch underage drinking (the lawsuit was dismissed successful a first offenders’ program) and successful 2010, he was charged pinch disorderly behaviour related to a conflict extracurricular of a hookah barroom (he pleaded guilty), The Washington Post reported.