Max Miller threatens legal action over Democratic challenger’s ‘defamatory’ ad
Miller is threatening legal action over a challenger’s advertisement that repeats abuse allegations he has denied.
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Rep. Max Miller is threatening legal action over a television ad by Democratic challenger Brian Poindexter that repeats domestic-abuse allegations Miller has denied. The dispute escalates a competitive Ohio House race and brings Miller’s personal legal troubles into campaign advertising.
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Representative facing abuse allegations and threatening legal action over a challenger’s campaign advertisement
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