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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Full transcript of Rep. Max Miller's sworn deposition from Monday. He was asked about the allegation that he pushed a girl down the stairs in high school (didn't answer), testosterone use (said he hasn't used it in 2 years), and more. www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

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Rep. Max Miller, September 2026 deposition (redacted)

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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

During a sworn deposition, Rep. Max Miller declined to answer questions about whether he pushed a girl down the stairs in high school. Emily Moreno’s lawyer asked: “If the incident never occurred, why are you afraid of answering the question?” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Scoop: In a sworn deposition Monday, Rep. Max Miller repeatedly declined to answer questions about whether he pushed a girl down the stairs in high school. motherjones.com/politics/2026/…

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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

NEW: I came across a bookseller who was afraid that a mysterious company trying to buy some of his rarest books was going to use them to train AI models. I went down the rabbithole with him, and was confused and altogether existentially weirded out by what I found www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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A bookseller confronts a mysterious company hunting his rarest books

Was a Kentucky retailer targeted by a destructive AI "predator"?

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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

ChatGPT fed the Tumbler Ridge mass shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the day of the school massacre, our new investigation reveals. Gripping story via @markfollman.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...

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ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals

OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.

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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Rep. Max Miller initially declined to talk to me after a court hearing yesterday regarding his child custody case. But while his lawyer was speaking, Miller interrupted to deliver what sounded like a veiled threat against Sen. Moreno. Watch for yourself. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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sam @samveep.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Yesterday @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social and I spent hours in the courtroom with Ohio GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno, his daughter Emily, and her ex-husband, Rep. Max Miller. Following the hearing we were speaking with Miller's attorney before he intervened with some very choice words for his ex-family-in-law.

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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

If Cory Mills wins on Tuesday, it will be a testament not only to the power of a Trump endorsement but also to a Republican Party that has turned the other way when it comes to allegations of egregious misconduct. via @nlanard.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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One of Congress’ most scandal-plagued Republicans may be about to lose his primary

Florida Rep. Cory Mills has been accused of stolen valor, was subject to a restraining order, and is reportedly under investigation by the Justice Department. He also has Trump’s “Complete and Total E...

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Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

“I was asked not to mention the Times at all. I’m choosing not to honor that norm, b/c silence abt how accountability journalism gets suppressed is itself a form of suppression.” Read the back story of how @nytimes.com and @thebulwark.com killed @adambonica.bsky.social’s piece. What a mf badass.

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With Fear and Favor

Institutions don’t have courage. They have incentives.

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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Something I didn’t include in the story: Rep. Miller expressed to the judge he was worried about making future court hearings over his CPO because Republicans have a “very small majority.” His lawyer basically told him to shut up.

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

So this is going well

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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

NEW: Legal filings say Rep. Max Miller made “false statements” to a court in order to get a Civil Protection Order against his ex-wife in Feb. Miller told the court he had an eyewitness refuting that he assaulted Moreno. Then his lawyers recanted the evidence. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Legal filings allege Rep. Max Miller made “false statements” to an Ohio court

The Republican is accused of misrepresenting evidence to get a civil protection order against his ex-wife Emily Moreno.

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The Sidney Hillman Foundation @sidneyhillman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Commentators across the political spectrum have praised @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social for her credibly reported, meticulously researched and evocatively-written exposé of MAGA Rep. Max Miller's two decades history of alleged sexual and domestic violence.

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The Sidney Hillman Foundation @sidneyhillman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Listen to this month's Sidney winner discussing her prize-winning reporting on MAGA Rep. Max Miller.

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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I used to be an intern at WOSU (the Columbus, OH NPR station) so I was honored to join its Snollygoster podcast to discuss the calls for Rep. Max Miller to drop out of his re-election bid. 🎧 Listen here: wosu.pm/3TGB1X8

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Rep. Max Miller resists calls to drop reelection bid amid bitter custody battle

Emily Moreno, in court filings, accuses Miller of physically abusing her and their 2-year-old daughter. Miller denies the allegations and says his ex-wife has mental health issues.

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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

“Max, Can REDACTED please have her bunny back? She’s had it since birth… Please don’t punish REDACTED if you’re upset with me,” Emily Moreno wrote to Rep. Max Miller in a March 2025 email. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Rep. Max Miller has a history of withholding his daughter's blue bunny

And we have the screenshots of emails and texts to prove it.

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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

NEW: Regarding the claims that Rep. Max Miller withheld his toddler's "blue bunny," I have some new screenshots suggesting there was a pattern of Miller not giving the bunny back. There were pleas from multiple people on multiple dates. (Thread: 1/8)

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Subodh Chandra @subodhchandra.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Police footage shows Rep. Max Miller downplaying his daughter’s broken collarbone. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Police footage shows Rep. Max Miller downplaying his daughter’s broken collarbone.

Go inside the room as detectives probe the abuse allegations.

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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Disturbing recordings from the abuse investigation into Ohio Rep. Max Miller. The latest work from @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social, whose reporting broke open this major story www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Police footage shows Rep. Max Miller downplaying his daughter’s broken collarbone.

Go inside the room as detectives probe the abuse allegations.

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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

"There is a bruise that accompanies the injury that appears to be in a handprint... it appears that it was inflicted." We take you inside the room where a child protection specialist speaks to police about the fracture sustained by Rep. Max Miller's toddler. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Police footage shows Rep. Max Miller downplaying his daughter’s broken collarbone.

Go inside the room as detectives probe the abuse allegations.

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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

NEW: Democratic women’s caucus is about to call for Max Miller’s resignation: “Due to the growing evidence and clear lack of remorse, we are calling on Rep. Miller to resign immediately,” say Reps. Leger Fernández, Emilia Sykes and Hillary Scholten.

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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The @dailymailus.bsky.social just published a picture of a syringe in embattled Congressman Max Miller's bedroom, "appearing to directly contradict his own recorded denial that he ever had needles by his bed." www.dailymail.com/news/article... Photo credit: The Daily Mail.

Picture of a hand holding a syringe with some liquid in it.

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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Republican Sen. Jon Husted still lists Max Miller’s endorsement on his website as he campaigns for a full Senate term. Husted will face Sherrod Brown in the November general election.

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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Does anybody have any questions about my reporting on Congressman Max Miller and the allegations he faces?

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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Rep. Max Miller today: "Just want to be clear: no court, no agency has ever substantiated any allegation of abuse against me. No criminal charge has ever been filed against me." But here's a screenshot of his past criminal offenses.

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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Max Miller said on X Live that "Journalism is supposed to ask difficult questions... and tell the whole story." Miller *repeatedly* declined to answer detailed questions from Mother Jones before we published our story.

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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Wow. Senator Bernie Moreno says his former son-in-law, Congressman Max Miller, is unfit to hold office and needs serious psychological help. "He is a danger to my daughter, and I hold my breath every minute he has custody of my granddaughter."

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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) just tweeted that his ex-son-in-law Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) "needs serious psychological help." Read @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social blockbuster investigation that broke the Miller story wide open www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Assault, misogyny, verbal threats: Records detail new allegations against Rep. Max Miller

Police reports and filings in a bitter custody dispute raise new questions about the conduct of an Ohio Republican as he campaigns for a third term.

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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Following my 7.18 reporting, the Democratic Women’s Caucus will call for a House Ethics investigation into Rep. Max Miller. “The recent reports of domestic violence & child abuse against Representative Max Miller are deeply disturbing & Congress can’t ignore them," -Reps. Fernandez, Sykes & Scholten

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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) is a survivor of domestic abuse. Like Emily Moreno, Moore has alleged her abuser held a gun to her head. Moore now calls for “all investigative authorities involved” to ensure Moreno and Miller’s child is safe.

Screenshot of quote from Moore: "The domestic abuse allegations against my colleague, Rep. Max Miller, are disturbing. I am especially concerned about the claims of abuse against his 2-year-old daughter whose collarbone was broken. Every child deserves to feel safe in their home and that is the
responsibility of all investigative authorities involved."

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

“Two detectives, an Ohio county Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS) caseworker, and a Cleveland Clinic physician met on Zoom to discuss how the 2-year-old daughter of a congressman and granddaughter of a US senator wound up with a broken collarbone... www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Assault, misogyny, verbal threats: Records detail new allegations against Rep. Max Miller

Police reports and filings in a bitter custody dispute raise new questions about the conduct of an Ohio Republican as he campaigns for a third term.

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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) previously denied a report, also alleged in court records, that he pushed a girl down a flight of stairs in high school. But the woman recently told me the alleged incident remains "one of the more traumatic nights of my life." Inside the investigation: ow.ly/8xU450ZpaNp

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Assault, misogyny, verbal threats: Records detail new allegations against Rep. Max Miller

Police reports and filings in a bitter custody dispute raise new questions about the conduct of an Ohio Republican as he campaigns for a third term.

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

This is about Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio). Sounds like a heckuva guy. Read the full story by Abby Vesoulis here: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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