Senator demands 'dangerous' former son-in-law quit as congressman over abuse claims

Sen. Bernie Moreno, a Republican from Ohio, broke his silence around the horrific abuse claims his daughter has leveled against her ex-husband Rep. Max Miller on Sunday, calling for Miller to resign and seek mental health treatment.

Moreno issued a statement on Sunday only minutes after Miller himself read a statement on a live stream denying claims of abuse against his ex-wife and two-year-old daughter.

"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," read the senator's statement in part. "If there are any basic standards of character required to hold elected office, Max Miller fails them. He should not serve in the House of Representatives."

The embattled congressman is suing his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, and her attorney over claims they've made that Miller allegedly held a gun to Emily's head, broke his daughter's collarbone, and engaged in drug use. He is separately facing a lawsuit from ex-Trump White House aide Stephanie Grisham, who dated him in 2019 and 2020 and was sued by him after she accused him, without naming him directly, of domestic abuse in a Washington Post op-ed. Grisham claims he violated the terms of a nondisclosure agreement they signed to settle that lawsuit, by claiming she was lying.