WASHINGTON — Embattled Rep.Max Miller, R-Ohio, said Tuesday he will request the House Ethics Committee to investigate domestic abuse allegations made by his ex-wife — an unusual move to try to exonerate himself amid a messy custody battle that is playing out in public view.“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, who has vehemently denied the allegations, said in a post on 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 continued.01:39Rep.Miller vows to stay in reelection race amid abuse allegations00:0000:00The two-term congressman did not say when he planned to ask the panel to probe the matter — such an investigation would likely take weeks, if not months.
The House is out on its August recess and will return in September.But the fact that he is making the request suggests Miller is not planning to drop out of his race for re-election, despite a declaration from his former father-in-law, Sen.Bernie Moreno, a fellow Ohio Republican, that Miller is not fit to serve in Congress.
Earlier this week, Moreno issued a stunning statement saying Miller “needs serious psychological help” and is “a danger to my daughter,” Miller’s ex-wife, Emily Moreno, adding, “I hold my breath every minute he has custody of my granddaughter.”“If there are any basic standards of character required to hold elected office, Max Miller fails them,” Moreno added.“He should not serve in the House of Representatives.”So far, President Donald Trump is standing by Miller, though the allegations are unsettling for some congressional Republicans.
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