Rep. Max Miller requests ethics probe into allegations against him

Aug. 4 (UPI) — Rep. Max Miller said Tuesday that he will ask for a House Ethics Committee investigation into domestic abuse allegations against him.

Miller, R-Ohio, said in a social media post that he will file paperwork for the investigation to clear his name “from these horrific attacks on myself and family.”

“I have absolutely nothing to hide,” he said.

Emily Moreno, Miller’s ex-wife, has said that Miller physically harmed her and their 2-year-old daughter. He has denied the accusations.

Moreno’s father, Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, has said Miller should not be serving in the House of Representatives, joining calls for the congressman to resign.

“Out of concern for the safety of my family, I hoped to keep this matter private, but Max Miller’s increasingly erratic and dangerous behavior has made that impossible,” Sen. Moreno wrote in a social media post. “As he has admitted privately, Max 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 and Emily Moreno have been in a custody battle over their daughter since their divorce last year. Moreno, a conservative policy advisor, has said that Miller scalded her with hot water and hit and threatened her during their marriage.

The allegations reentered the public eye in July, when Mother Jones magazine released police reports and court filings showing the couple’s daughter had suffered a broken collarbone.

Miller blamed “the left-wing media” for his situation in an earlier video on social media and posted doblockents that he said show he’s innocent. These included photos of his daughter the congressman’s lawyer said were posted by mistake.

Miller is up for re-election in November and said he will not drop his campaign. Politico reported that it is unlikely the Ethics Committee would make any report on Miller before the election.

“The accusations continue to change,” he said in the post Tuesday, “but my facts stay the same. I am looking forward to my colleagues reading everything for themselves.”

If Ohio Republicans want to replace Miller on the ballot for November, they must do so by Wednesday.