Johnson calls Miller allegations ‘serious’ but doesn’t say he should drop from race

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) spoke publicly for the first time about the ethics allegations against Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) on Wednesday, calling the claims “serious” but not calling for him to drop out of his reelection campaign.

Miller has faced growing scrutiny after Sen. Bernie Moreno’s (R-OH) daughter and Miller’s ex-wife, Emily Moreno, accused Miller of abuse. Miller has denied the allegations. Several GOP senators have backed Moreno by pressuring Miller to resign from the lower chamber and drop his midterm reelection bid in Ohio’s 7th Congressional District. But Johnson told Politico on Wednesday that he wants to see the chamber’s ethics investigation into the allegations play out.