{"id":2640905,"date":"2026-08-05T10:41:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-calls-miller-allegations-serious-but-doesnt-say-he-should-drop-from-race\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T10:42:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:42:57","slug":"johnson-calls-miller-allegations-serious-but-doesnt-say-he-should-drop-from-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-calls-miller-allegations-serious-but-doesnt-say-he-should-drop-from-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson calls Miller allegations \u2018serious\u2019 but doesn\u2019t say he should drop from race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjohnson-calls-miller-allegations-serious-but-doesnt-say-he-should-drop-from-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2640905&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) addressed the ethics allegations against Rep. Max Miller (R-OH),describing the claims as \u201cserious\u201d but not calling for him to drop out of his reelection bid. Miller faces scrutiny after accusations of abuse from his ex-wife and Bernie Moreno\u2019s daughter, Emily Moreno, which he denies.Several GOP senators have urged Miller to resign,but Johnson stated he wants to see the ethics investigation conclude before acting. Miller has refused to resign,calling the allegations false and emphasizing his resilience. The accusations include allegations of domestic violence, such as throwing scalding water at his ex-wife and threatening her with a gun. Moreno described the situation as deeply traumatic for his family. Manny GOP senators have supported Moreno\u2019s call for Miller\u2019s resignation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Speaker<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"7043\"> Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) spoke publicly for the first time about the ethics allegations against Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/max-miller\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"23343\">Max Miller<\/a> (R-OH) on Wednesday, calling the claims \u201cserious\u201d but not calling for him to drop out of his reelection campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miller has faced growing scrutiny after Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-moreno\/\">Bernie Moreno\u2019s<\/a> (R-OH) daughter and Miller\u2019s ex-wife, Emily Moreno, accused Miller of abuse. Miller has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4672133\/max-miller-emily-moreno-abuse-allegations-mental\/\">denied<\/a> the allegations. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4674415\/gop-senators-call-max-miller-resignation-abuse-allegations\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">Several GOP senators<\/a> have backed Moreno by pressuring Miller to resign from the lower chamber and drop his midterm reelection bid in Ohio\u2019s 7th Congressional District. But Johnson told <em>Politico<\/em> on Wednesday that he wants to see the chamber\u2019s ethics investigation into the allegations play out.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4675478\/mike-johnson-max-miller-allegations\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Johnson calls Max Miller allegations \u2018serious\u2019 but holds off on calls for him to drop out of race<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4675145\/max-miller-photo-daughter-document-trove-out-of-context\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Max Miller claims uploaded photo of young daughter \u2018taken out of context\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4675046\/max-miller-will-not-resign-domestic-violence-allegations\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Max Miller says he will not resign amid domestic violence allegations<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo,\u201d Johnson <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/politico\/status\/2084927389671547297?s=20\">said<\/a> in response to a question about whether or not he will call on Miller to drop his reelection bid.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI will tell Max what I tell everyone: These are serious allegations,\u201d he continued. \u201cI\u2019m the father of two daughters who work on Capitol Hill. I mean, the allegations are serious. I think Max is taking them seriously. I think our colleagues are. But again, we have to allow this process to play out. It\u2019s just begun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Johnson agreed with President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> assessment that reelection is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4673862\/trump-max-miller-abuse-allegation-winning-tough\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">going to be \u201ctough\u201d<\/a> for Miller, echoing that things \u201cdon\u2019t look good right now\u201d for the Ohio congressman. However, Johnson insisted that the chamber\u2019s \u201cvery active and engaged ethics committee\u201d should complete its investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miller said in a CNN interview Tuesday evening that he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4675046\/max-miller-will-not-resign-domestic-violence-allegations\/\">would not resign<\/a> or forgo his bid over the allegations, likening what he called his \u201cresilient\u201d nature to Trump\u2019s.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor no second am I going to sit here and continue to be debased by false and baseless allegations and be pushed out of a seat I have worked so hard to represent and done a terrific job for our community,\u201d Miller said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The allegations facing Miller include claims that he threw scalding water at his ex-wife, put a gun to her head, and mistreated their daughter, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/28\/us\/politics\/domestic-abuse-allegations-ohio-house-race.html\">according<\/a> to the <em>New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miller <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4674099\/max-miller-calls-for-house-ethics-investigation\/\">called for<\/a> a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ethics\/\">House Ethics Committee<\/a> investigation into himself on Tuesday, calling the allegations \u201chorrific attacks on myself and family\u201d and saying \u201cI have absolutely nothing to hide.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bernie Moreno, on the other hand, has said the situation is the \u201cseventh level of hell\u201d for the Moreno family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4674285\/bernie-moreno-accuses-max-miller-of-putting-family-through-hell\/\">\u2018TOTAL AND COMPLETE DEPRAVITY\u2019: BERNIE MORENO ACCUSES MAX MILLER OF HOLDING GRANDDAUGHTER\u2019S \u2018LITTLE BLUE BUNNY\u2019 HOSTAGE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis has been a horrific experience for my entire family,\u201d Moreno <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4674285\/bernie-moreno-accuses-max-miller-of-putting-family-through-hell\/\">said<\/a> Tuesday. \u201cMy daughter lives in constant fear of this man, not like something that\u2019s existential, but deeply in her heart, she fears what this guy is capable of.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Multiple GOP senators, including Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Roger Marshall (R-KS), have <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4674415\/gop-senators-call-max-miller-resignation-abuse-allegations\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">backed<\/a> Moreno\u2019s calls for Miller to resign from the House.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johnson: Allegations Against Miller Are Serious but No 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