Topline The House Ethics Committee is investigating Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, it announced Tuesday, hours after Miller requested a probe as his custody dispute with his ex-wife, Sen. Bernie Moreno’s, R-Ohio, daughter, has become increasingly public. Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. Democrats have poured more resources into the campaign against Miller amid the scandal, including ads highlighting the abuse allegations and calls for an ethics investigation from some House Democrats. Privately, Trump told Miller in a phone call Monday he should reconsider his candidacy, raising concerns that he could lose the race, Axios reported, citing three unnamed sources familiar with the call. Miller also sued Emily Moreno for defamation in May, shortly after her allegations against him were first made public in a series of media reports.