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Democrats are calling for an ethics investigation into Republican Congressmember Max Miller of Ohio, who is facing allegations of domestic abuse as he runs for reelection. Miller’s ex-wife Emily Moreno, daughter of Ohio Republican Senator Bernie Moreno, claims that Miller burned her by throwing hot water at her, held a gun to her head and fractured their 2-year-old daughter’s collarbone. Miller is also accused of abuse by former Trump White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham, who was in a relationship with Miller prior to his marriage to Moreno.

Mother Jones obtained around 2,000 pages of court filings and police reports pertaining to Miller, which include allegations dating back to high school. “There is an established pattern of multiple women claiming that they were abused by Congressman Max Miller,” says Abby Vesoulis, national politics reporter for Mother Jones.

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AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman, with Juan González.

Democrats are calling for an ethics investigation into Republican Congressmember Max Miller of Ohio, who’s facing allegations of domestic abuse as he runs for reelection. Miller’s ex-wife Emily Moreno, who is the daughter of Ohio’s sitting Republican Senator Bernie Moreno, claims Miller burned her chest and stomach by throwing hot water at her, held a gun to her head, and claims he fractured their 2-year-old daughter’s collarbone. A child protection specialist reviewing their daughter’s February injury found bruising resembling a handprint, and an investigative report says Moreno recounted her child saying, “Daddy’s house is scary,” unquote. A court document quotes the daughter telling her mother, “Daddy kill you.”

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Mother Jones obtained some 2,000 pages of court filings and police reports pertaining to Miller through public records requests. Those records also include allegations dating back to high school.

Politico had earlier reported Miller pushed a girl down a flight of stairs after he became enraged that she rejected his advances. Three people who were present corroborated the claim.

Congressmember Miller is also facing a defamation lawsuit from former Trump White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham, who alleges Miller abused her during their relationship before he married Emily Moreno. In 2021, Grisham wrote a Washington Post essay headlined “I told the Trumps my relationship with a White House staffer had turned abusive. They didn’t seem to care,” unquote. Miller reportedly pushed Grisham against a wall, slapped her in the face, after she confronted him about alleged cheating. President Trump later endorsed Miller despite Grisham having raised her concerns with him directly.

For more, we’re joined in Washington, D.C., by Abby Vesoulis, a national politics reporter at Mother Jones, her recent article headlined “Assault, Misogyny, Verbal Threats: Records Detail New Allegations Against Rep. Max Miller.” And her latest piece is titled “Democrats Call for Ethics Investigation into Congressman Max Miller.”

Abby Vesoulis, welcome to Democracy Now! Just lay out all that’s known at this point about a........

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