Ohio Republican Max Miller faces growing calls to resign over domestic abuse allegations

Max Miller, a US Republican representative from Ohio, is facing a rising groundswell of resignation calls from his own party over domestic abuse allegations after his ex-father-in-law, Bernie Moreno, a GOP senator, said he was unfit to serve in Congress.
With a deadline looming for party leaders to choose a potential replacement, Miller, a former White House aide, also came under pressure from Donald Trump on Monday after the president reportedly called and told him "things aren't looking good" for his re-election campaign against his Democratic opponent, Brian Poindexter.
The congressional ethics committee launched an investigation into allegations that Miller "may have engaged in domestic violence and abuse or illegal drug use in violation of the code of official conduct or any other applicable standard of conduct", it said on Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, Miller said he would request an ethics investigation into himself "to clear my name from these horrific attacks on myself and family", adding: "I have absolutely nothing to hide."
"He said he had a poll with no detail, and I pushed back with our poll that has us winning by 9 with our message out there," Miller told the newspaper. "He kept on reiterating it's going to be tough, and it's going to be a really hard one for you."
If Miller were to remove his name from the ballot before the close of business on Tuesday, a special Republican primary would be held to replace him.
If he were to withdraw after that, the party would still need to replace him by 10 August, but would need to give two days notice beforehand to hold a meeting to choose a substitute candidate.
"I know Max, he's a good person. I mean, I always thought he was a very good person. And I'm going to let the families figure that out," he said.