GOP Congressman in FREE FALL as Explosive Deposition Questions Emerge

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Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian catch up with Ohio Congressman Max Miller, the Republican nominee in Ohio's 7th District, who refused to answer questions in a sworn custody-case deposition and whose lawyers sent cease-and-desist letters to Cleveland TV stations over a campaign ad that federal law doesn't let those stations pull. Brian and Shant explain that Miller's attorney, Alejandro Brito, demanded the stations drop a 30-second ad from Democrat Brian Poindexter's campaign, featuring Summit County Sheriff Kandy Fatheree reading abuse allegations made by Miller's ex-wife Emily Moreno, the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno; WKYC, WEWS, WJW, and WOIO all aired it anyway because FCC rules prohibit stations from censoring candidate ads, and Poindexter tore up the letter on camera. Brian and Shant stress that Miller denies all the allegations, that the ad only recites what court documents allege, and that truth is a complete defense to defamation, with extra leeway for political