Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) was confronted on CNN by Jake Tapper, not just about the horrific allegations of domestic abuse against his family, but also about the apparent release of naked pictures of his young daughter.
The release of that image came as his attorneys presented evidence and exhibits while trying to defend him from claims that he beat and even scalded members of his family prior to his divorce.
"One of the files was an image of your daughter naked, and it was available in that Dropbox for a day before that photograph was removed," said Tapper, noting that his ex-wife's attorney has warned the image could be illegal under child abuse material laws. "Your attorney has said that he is the one who did that, and he apologizes. But it is shockingly reckless behavior by you and your team."
"I wouldn't say that it's shockingly reckless," said Miller. "That photo that was put in there is actually a part of an investigation by the child and family protective services, and that is already public knowledge that people can go, and they can look through court-reported mandates. This is being taken very much out of context. There was no genitalia of my daughter that was exposed. And this is once again a very salacious headline."
"It's not publicly available, and your attorney apologized," Tapper pushed back.
"I'm not defending it," Miller said quickly. "It's awful."
"You just defended it!" Tapper said. "You said it was taken out of context."
"Well, because it is taken out of context," said Miller.
As of this week, the House Ethics Committee is now investigating Miller, who has defied all calls to step down or withdraw from the election.
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