Sen Bernie Moreno calls for ex-son-in-law to resign from House, get 'serious psychological help'

By Fox News · Fox News

Unmoved by his former son-in-law's X livestream denials Sunday, Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, called on Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, to resign from Congress and seek "serious psychological help." "If there are any basic standards of character required to hold elected office, Max Miller fails them," Moreno wrote in a lengthy statement on X. "He should not serve in the House of Representatives ." It was a call repeated by Miller's Democratic challenger in Ohio's 7th Congressional District. "No one credibly accused of holding a gun to his wife's head and breaking their 2-year-old daughter's collarbone belongs in the halls of power," Brian Poindexter, the union ironworker and Brook Park city councilman, wrote in a statement Sunday. GOP REP MAX MILLER PUSHES BACK AGAINST ABUSE ALLEGATIONS: ‘I HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE’ Moreno delivered an even more blistering public rebuke an hour after Miller livestreamed a sweeping denial of domestic abuse allegations made by ex-wife Emily Moreno, the daughter of the senator. "As he has admitted privately, Max Miller needs serious psychological help," Moreno wrote. "He is a danger to my daughter, and I hold my breath every minute he has custody of my granddaughter." The aftermath of the couple’s divorce had been "pure hell" for his family, Moreno began. "As a father and husband, I can tell you the last two years have been pure hell for my wife Bridget, our daughter Emily, me, and our entire family in the aftermath of Emily's divorce," Moreno wrote. 5TH ACCUSER COMES FORWARD AGAINST REP ERIC SWALWELL AHEAD OF EXPECTED RESIGNATION "It has been horrific to watch this play out in full public view, all while knowing an innocent two-year-old girl is caught in the middle. Our priority has always been protecting our daughter and our granddaughter. "Out of concern for the safety of my family, I hoped to keep this matter private but Max Miller’s increasingly erratic and dangerous behavior has made that impossible." Miller has categorically denied abusing…