Republican denies child abuse allegations amid nasty divorce

Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) is vehemently denying his wife's allegations of abuse amid a nasty divorce, as police investigate a "severe injury" to their 2-year-old daughter, TMZ reported on Wednesday.

"According to the publicly filed court docs obtained by TMZ DC, Miller — who's been in Congress since 2023 — filed for divorce from Emily in August 2024, ending their 2-year marriage," said the report. "According to the divorce settlement, Max and Emily — daughter of freshman Senator Bernie Moreno — have joint custody, and he was ordered to pay her $2,500 per month in child support."

In her complaint, Emily has stated, "[Max] has conducted dangerous physical behavior in the child's presence. I do not believe it is in our child's best interest for [Max] and me to jointly make a decision for her. I fear that attempting to make joint decisions — and the lack of cooperation from [Max] in doing so — will cause direct harm to [their child]."

Miller has claimed Emily has "become increasingly confrontational, irrational and somewhat bizarre," pointed to his own restraining order against her, and denied the "repeated and unsubstantiated" allegations of child abuse.

However, police have reportedly investigated an incident in which the child was severely injured: "Miller detailed that alleged abuse in a March 13 declaration, in which he informed the court their daughter suffered a broken collarbone and bruised shoulder, which prompted a DCFS investigation. Miller says he was 'apparently cleared' in that investigation ... which he says included police making sure he had properly installed a child car seat."

All of this comes as heavy scrutiny also falls on Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL), who has been accused of violent and abusive behavior toward domestic partners.