In an election season full of what he called “scandal-ridden figures,” MS NOW’s Chris Hayes examined what he said may be “possibly the most serious allegations” against “one of the least known” members of Congress. On Tuesday’s “All In,” Hayes shared new reporting about allegations of domestic violence involving Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, who previously served in President Donald Trump’s first administration.
Earlier this month, Mother Jones obtained 2,000 pages of court filings, police reports and child welfare documents related to Miller’s custody battle with his ex-wife, policy adviser Emily Moreno, who is the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio. The records include allegations that the congressman was physically abusive toward Emily Moreno, was verbally abusive and misogynistic toward multiple other women and used illegal drugs.
The documents also reportedly detail a child welfare investigation after the couple’s 2-year-old daughter suffered a broken collarbone with bruising that investigators described as suspicious; neither parent told investigators they knew how the injury occurred, and no findings concluded that there was evidence of abuse or neglect or that Miller caused it. However, as Mother Jones reports, Moreno told detectives that her ex-husband had “previously thrown hot water at her, shoved her, and held a gun to her head; therefore, she couldn’t rule out that Miller caused their daughter’s fracture.”
Miller has denied committing violence against women, and his legal team has said the accusations came in the context of a contentious divorce and custody dispute rather than as evidence of criminal conduct. Miller has also previously denied separate abuse allegations made by former Trump White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham. Miller has not been charged with any crime.
Directing his criticism at Republicans who have been quick to jump on scandals involving Democratic candidates, Hayes called out their lack of outrage when it comes to allegations against a member of their own party. “As Miller runs for re-election, Republican lawmakers remain largely silent about these shocking allegations of violence,” he said, adding that many were “sidestepping questions” about Miller’s alleged conduct.
House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters that Congress has a “process” for allegations like those against Miller. “The House Ethics Committee works on those things,” he said. “I’m not in the business of commenting on investigations as they’re in process, and we’ll see how that shakes out.”
Hayes was joined by Rolling Stone political reporter Nikki McCann Ramirez, who told the MS NOW host that the allegations against Miller have drawn no “real response from leadership,” adding that lawmakers have “chosen to ignore them because as of now, there is no active Ethics Committee investigation.”
“I think the thing here that we need to remember is that members of Congress are not entitled to their seats,” McCann Ramirez continued. “The conduct you display in your home — allegedly to your ex-wife, to your children — that is not separate from your ability to serve in Congress.”
“It’s not only that you’re accountable to the voters that are going to cast their ballots in November in the midterms, you are accountable to the fellow members of your Congress, to your family, to the people who you have misled through your character,” she said.
You can watch Hayes’ full segment in the clip at the top of the page.
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