WEBVTT - A Blue Bunny, Bad Blood and Domestic Violence Accusations Against Congressman Max Miller

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, folks, it is Friday, August seventh, and he is

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<v Speaker 1>already facing a House ethics investigation. He is facing accusations

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<v Speaker 1>of domestic violence. But now Congressman Max Miller is facing

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<v Speaker 1>new allegations. There is some of the cruelest stuff you

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<v Speaker 1>will ever hear that a dad could do to his child.

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<v Speaker 1>And with that, welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me start with saying he says this is not true.

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<v Speaker 1>He says, these allegations aren't true. Allegations robes of holding

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<v Speaker 1>a bunny.

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<v Speaker 2>Hostage, a blue bunny hostage, a stuffed blue bunny hostage.

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<v Speaker 1>This is an ugly story already robes. This is true,

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<v Speaker 1>and it does come with some level of receipts.

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<v Speaker 3>Jesus, there are text messages. This is a thing, that's

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<v Speaker 3>for sure. And look, anyone who's had a young child

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<v Speaker 3>knows that oftentimes, and especially if you've got a child

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<v Speaker 3>of divorce, where there is some insecurity just built in

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<v Speaker 3>where your family is now divided. Yes, kids cling to

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<v Speaker 3>their stuffed animals. They cling to their My kids had

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<v Speaker 3>their baby blankets, and they each had names for them,

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<v Speaker 3>and they went everywhere with those blankets. To this day,

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<v Speaker 3>my youngest still has her baby blanket, and she would

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<v Speaker 3>take it back and forth to her father's house. I

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<v Speaker 3>get it, and I think a lot of parents get it.

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<v Speaker 1>Parents also get if you're a parent who has divorced.

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<v Speaker 1>Hopefully yours went smoother than some, but if you have

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<v Speaker 1>a contentious divorce, all kinds of things, little things, petty

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<v Speaker 1>things get argued about, where's the pan right, where's my

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<v Speaker 1>favorite pillowcase? Did you really take the toothpaste? Like all

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<v Speaker 1>kinds of the dumbest stuff ever. But robes, you're supposed

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<v Speaker 1>to keep the kids out of it. He's supposed to

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<v Speaker 1>be keeping the kids items certainly out of it. And

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<v Speaker 1>we're talking about now Max Miller, who's facing all these

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<v Speaker 1>allegations and now an allegation of cruelty robes in which

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<v Speaker 1>he is being accused by his former father in law.

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<v Speaker 1>And there are text messages that reporters have gotten their

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<v Speaker 1>hands on that suggest that he kept his two year

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<v Speaker 1>old daughters stuffed blue bunny, held it hostage and wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>give it back.

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<v Speaker 4>For what.

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<v Speaker 3>Power, perhaps or wanting her to want to be at

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<v Speaker 3>his place where the blue bunny is. Who knows, But yes,

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<v Speaker 3>that is called weaponizing your children, if true and true.

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<v Speaker 3>As awful as it sounds, it is actually, as we

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<v Speaker 3>were discussing, pretty unfortunately damn common. It's it's adults acting

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<v Speaker 3>like children children to hurt the child. You hear about

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<v Speaker 3>this all the time, not allow parents to see children,

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<v Speaker 3>not giving access to children, not letting them talk on

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<v Speaker 3>the phone, and who does that do work to tod children?

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<v Speaker 3>So you do kind of see it. So whether it's yes,

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<v Speaker 3>not letting them get on the phone to FaceTime the

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<v Speaker 3>other parent, or yes, with holding a child's favorite toy

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<v Speaker 3>and keeping it at your place. There have even been

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<v Speaker 3>stories about like not allowed to bring clothing back and forth.

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<v Speaker 3>I think many people have experienced this, and it's just

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<v Speaker 3>awful because the people who get hurt the most are

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<v Speaker 3>the people you're supposed to be protecting your children.

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<v Speaker 1>And let's tell you where this is coming from now,

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<v Speaker 1>I think a lot of people are familiar with this.

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<v Speaker 1>With what's going on with Max Miller facing reelection in

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<v Speaker 1>Ohio seventh District, a lot of people want him to

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<v Speaker 1>get out, including some increased call from Republicans, but he

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<v Speaker 1>has gone through a pretty nasty divorce. He is divorced,

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<v Speaker 1>but now he's dealing with a custody dispute back and

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<v Speaker 1>forth with his two year old daughter with his now

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<v Speaker 1>ex wife Emily what They were married in twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>two too, divorced in twenty four or five.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it was like a two year marriage at most.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is what we're talking about. So now the senator,

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<v Speaker 1>Senator Moreno, whose daughter is Emily, has come out and

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<v Speaker 1>said that the guy should is not fit to serve,

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<v Speaker 1>So that kind of ramped everything up. Miller has denied

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<v Speaker 1>all these accusations, and meanwhile, robes are at least two

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<v Speaker 1>other women who have come out with allegations against Miller

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<v Speaker 1>for domestic violence. But let's get into what we have

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<v Speaker 1>seen now through reporting and various emails and text messages,

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<v Speaker 1>robes that are flying between Emily Moreno, Max Miller, Senator

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<v Speaker 1>Moreno and.

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<v Speaker 4>Also up was it a parenting coordinator?

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<v Speaker 1>They pull it who's supposed to be helping during the

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<v Speaker 1>custody dispute dealing with the child. So those are all

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<v Speaker 1>the people on these messages, and these are the ones

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<v Speaker 1>we've gotten a hold of world to start with, this

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<v Speaker 1>was kind of a I don't know, this one isn't

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<v Speaker 1>so terrible, but it seems Emily, the ex wife, is

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<v Speaker 1>asking Max about the bunny.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, she in an email says, ken, our daughter, please

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<v Speaker 3>have her her bunny back. She's had it since birth,

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<v Speaker 3>sleeps with it every night, carries it with her around

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<v Speaker 3>the house, and sees it as a source of comfort.

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<v Speaker 3>You have always delivered it back to me when you

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<v Speaker 3>drop her off. Please don't punish her. If you're upset

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<v Speaker 3>with me, I'm willing to pick it up from your house,

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<v Speaker 3>your mailbox. You can drop it in my mailbox please.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>She didn't sound combatith, not at all. We have no

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<v Speaker 1>idea what happened leading up to this before after, we

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<v Speaker 1>don't know. But at least that robe sounds like a

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<v Speaker 1>woman who is like, let's not have a problem. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>just let me get the bunny. So the thing is

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<v Speaker 1>now being held hostage.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a follow up email, and again this is

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<v Speaker 1>coming to us from mother Jones, a reporter over there

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<v Speaker 1>who has been getting her hands. She's been doing some

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<v Speaker 1>good reporting. I'm sorry her name is slipping my mind,

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<v Speaker 1>but she's been doing a lot of reporting on this.

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<v Speaker 1>But the follow up email to that one from Emily

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<v Speaker 1>saying to Max, quote, if you lost it, please let

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<v Speaker 1>me know if you're choosing to not return our daughter's

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<v Speaker 1>favorite toy for another reason, that's just cruel. So don't

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<v Speaker 1>know what direction things are going. And again we don't

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<v Speaker 1>have his responses. We don't have what was happening before

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<v Speaker 1>or after. But these are the ones we've gotten our

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<v Speaker 1>hands on. Now, the one rodes this is typical divorce

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<v Speaker 1>lawyer type stuff. Yes, Emily's lawyer sends one to Max's

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<v Speaker 1>lawyer asking about this bunny.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Always Look, I know it's a tough job, I'm sure,

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<v Speaker 3>being a divorce attorney, but it does always often appear

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<v Speaker 3>that when you have the attorneys communicating back and forth,

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<v Speaker 3>things get uglier. You would think that things would get better,

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<v Speaker 3>would be more civil, but it actually almost always makes

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<v Speaker 3>it worse. But so, Emily's lawyer sends this email to

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<v Speaker 3>Max's lawyer. For no apparent reason, Max is not returning

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<v Speaker 3>the child's blue bunny to Emily. Doctor Koric, who is

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<v Speaker 3>the parent coordinator, tried to get the blue bunny back.

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<v Speaker 3>Doctor k made clear that despite her recommendation that the

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<v Speaker 3>bunny stay with Emily, Max refuses to return it. Why

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<v Speaker 3>must this be a controversy? This is totally ridiculous, Please

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<v Speaker 3>have Max return the bunny.

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<v Speaker 2>Forthwith that's so silly, fourthwith, but well, it's a bunny

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<v Speaker 2>like he should be desperate to get it to her,

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<v Speaker 2>should he not forget everything else?

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<v Speaker 1>He knows his child loves this stuffed animal. Sho'd be

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<v Speaker 1>jumping through hoops if he missed a vote in Congress

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<v Speaker 1>because he needed to get her the bunny. I would go, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>that makes sense to me, and that's the way it

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<v Speaker 1>should be. This is so and again, as folks who've

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<v Speaker 1>gone through divorces, so much money is wasted in divorces

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<v Speaker 1>because of the time it takes to get an answer.

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<v Speaker 1>When two people just can't community. You can send one

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<v Speaker 1>text to your soon to be ex and say hey,

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<v Speaker 1>blah blahlah blah, and they can respond. But instead, in

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<v Speaker 1>a divorce, I have to call my lawyer to ask

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<v Speaker 1>a question. My lawyer then calls her lawyer for that question.

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<v Speaker 1>Her lawyer then calls her. After that, she answers the question,

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<v Speaker 1>then she has to tell her lawyer the answer, who

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<v Speaker 1>tells my lay of the answer, and then it comes

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<v Speaker 1>back to me. This when the lawyer has to do that,

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<v Speaker 1>when it's something as simple as a bunny or it

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<v Speaker 1>just it's.

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<v Speaker 3>Really really, really tough. I mean it's awful. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>And the next one actually is a text between Max

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<v Speaker 3>and Senator Moreno. So Senator Moreno says, evidently I was

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<v Speaker 3>supposed to get his granddaughter's blue bunny at pickup, she's

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<v Speaker 3>asking for it. That's actually Moreno I believe, because he says,

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<v Speaker 3>evidently I was supposed to get the blue bunny at pickup,

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<v Speaker 3>she's asking for it. Do you have it by chance?

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<v Speaker 3>And then Max tells his father in law to go

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<v Speaker 3>through the parent coordinator, saying, you can go through the

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<v Speaker 3>parent coordinator. I'm sure I'll see this one at the

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<v Speaker 3>next hearing. If you need anything, have Emily call. Yes,

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<v Speaker 3>doctor k I have no note or record of what

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<v Speaker 3>you're referring to. So he's acting like he doesn't know

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<v Speaker 3>about the blue bunny. And that's when Senator Moreno says,

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<v Speaker 3>it's the blue bunny she sleeps with, but got it.

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<v Speaker 3>So he was pretending like he didn't know.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh, Max was trained that Max.

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<v Speaker 3>Wasn't aware that I don't know what you're referring to.

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<v Speaker 1>She's had since birth. There's nothing else to talk about.

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<v Speaker 1>That one just doesn't fly it doesn't make any sense.

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<v Speaker 1>And then the parent coordinator gets involved. And this was

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<v Speaker 1>interesting that she used this phrase coddling. She said, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not coddling him. This is her to Emily saying, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not coddling him. Talking about Max, I advise him to

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<v Speaker 1>let your dad get the bunny, preferably from the mailbox,

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<v Speaker 1>but he adamantly refused. But I've suggested you keep the

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<v Speaker 1>bunny at your house to avoid these situations because unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 1>in a high conflict divorce, these situations blow up often.

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<v Speaker 1>Now that's just confirmation of what the parent coordinator at

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<v Speaker 1>least was trying. Now that is probably the most damning

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<v Speaker 1>evidence absolutely against him, because this is an impartial person

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<v Speaker 1>who is actually have no idea that the text she's

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<v Speaker 1>sending is going to be made public.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and she said that Max adamantly refused, So there

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<v Speaker 3>you go. And then with the text with Senator Moreno

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<v Speaker 3>acted like he didn't know what he was talking about.

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<v Speaker 3>That seems a little disingenuous given the emails that we've

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<v Speaker 3>seen from Emily to Max.

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<v Speaker 1>Si Moreno continued to speak, or has been. He was

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<v Speaker 1>quiet for a long time. He said he didn't want

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<v Speaker 1>this to be out in public. But he told this

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<v Speaker 1>to reporters on Capitol Hill. They were asking him questions

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<v Speaker 1>about it, and he said, quote, Max would not hand

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<v Speaker 1>over the little Blue Bunny, literally held it hostage for

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<v Speaker 1>forty eight hours. This girl is crying at night because

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<v Speaker 1>she can't sleep without her little Blue Bunny. And his

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<v Speaker 1>answer is, I'm just not going to give it to you.

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<v Speaker 1>So finally, yesterday he lets the little bunny go. This level,

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<v Speaker 1>this is the level of total, incomplete depravity. I mean, Roseie,

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<v Speaker 1>he spoke of it like it was literally being held hostage.

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<v Speaker 3>My favorite was the next quote, took five lawyers to

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<v Speaker 3>get the bunny back forty eight hours later. That's sad.

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<v Speaker 3>And if that's where things stand, that's just icky. And again,

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<v Speaker 3>all of this is going on without any real knowledge

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<v Speaker 3>that any of this will be made public. And I

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<v Speaker 3>believe Senator Moreno did make this point clear. The one

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<v Speaker 3>person you haven't heard from during all of this is

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<v Speaker 3>his daughter, Emily. She has not gotten in front of

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<v Speaker 3>a camera, she has not been speaking out. She is

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<v Speaker 3>mortified about all of this coming out and being as

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<v Speaker 3>public as it is. I can't even imagine having this

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<v Speaker 3>type of detail and just all of this ugliness being

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<v Speaker 3>displayed for everyone to discuss.

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<v Speaker 4>And that's one place where I will give her credit. Rope.

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<v Speaker 1>She could have gone, she's the one. All this stuff

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<v Speaker 1>we're hearing and we know about is because of court filings,

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<v Speaker 1>not because she went in front of a camera or

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<v Speaker 1>did an interview or spoke to anybody so real that

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<v Speaker 1>the evidence shows she didn't. She wasn't trying to go

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<v Speaker 1>after him or his political career in some way.

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<v Speaker 4>Somebody could argue maybe some leaks.

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<v Speaker 1>Or something like that, but as far as she goes,

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<v Speaker 1>she has not been out there speaking on this. Miller, though,

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<v Speaker 1>has been talking Robes. He did post something on x

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<v Speaker 1>in which he was I mean, quite simply, he said, quote,

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<v Speaker 1>please stop the lies. But he spoke directly to Robes

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<v Speaker 1>if you see there. In his ex posts to his

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<v Speaker 1>former father in.

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<v Speaker 3>Law, he said, mine and your daughter's parenting coordinator reached

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<v Speaker 3>out about the bunny, asking if you can come pick

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<v Speaker 3>it up for me after she forgot it at my house.

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<v Speaker 3>I said sure. Then a man who is not on

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<v Speaker 3>our approved list reaches out to me offering to come

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<v Speaker 3>to my house to get the bunny, to which I

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<v Speaker 3>said it was inappropriate of him to insert himself in

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<v Speaker 3>family business and that I was waiting for you, Bernie Moreno,

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<v Speaker 3>like we agreed upon. Gosh, this is just difficult, just

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<v Speaker 3>the back and forth.

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<v Speaker 4>But it's public.

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<v Speaker 2>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>Off he's respond I mean, I guess he has to

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<v Speaker 1>defend himself because of allegations of being made in public.

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<v Speaker 1>So he's responding in public. But there's a level of

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<v Speaker 1>ugliness now robes and they're trying to keep the two

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<v Speaker 1>year old out of it. But now what's smack dab

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<v Speaker 1>in the middle is that now you're being called a

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<v Speaker 1>bad boyfriend, a bad husband.

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<v Speaker 3>And a bad parent.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a that's as bad as a dad is going

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<v Speaker 1>to get. Now you can add some elements to it

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<v Speaker 1>for a lot of dads out there knowing this is

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<v Speaker 1>a two year old girl, right, whatever fair shot I

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<v Speaker 1>was giving him on allegations of one thing, this one,

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<v Speaker 1>he's crossing a line for some dads at least at

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<v Speaker 1>least winning back some type of any type of sentiment

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<v Speaker 1>in the public. Yeah, this is this is hard to understand.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a power struggle. And unfortunately, when you now have

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<v Speaker 3>a power struggle over something that the child wants and

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<v Speaker 3>that you have, and you use it to your advantage,

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<v Speaker 3>where you think you're somehow feeling powerful or in control

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<v Speaker 3>in that moment. That is the ugliness right there.

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<v Speaker 1>Tim and the she the senator from Montana, a Republican,

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<v Speaker 1>put it this way on social media. What kind of

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<v Speaker 1>person would treat their daughter this way? This guy is

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<v Speaker 1>clearly a degenerate sociopath. Max should step aside and seek help.

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<v Speaker 1>Now that's just the personal side. He went on Robes

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<v Speaker 1>to make this make sense politically, staying in the race

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<v Speaker 1>makes it far more likely we lose this seat and

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<v Speaker 1>hand Democrats and majority to impeach President Trump.

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<v Speaker 4>He didn't have to say that part.

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<v Speaker 1>It seems like he's almost trying to tell the president, yoyoyol,

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<v Speaker 1>get involved here. This could be a problem for you, sir.

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<v Speaker 1>That last line, it seemed like he got very specific.

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<v Speaker 3>That was dramatic. That last line he went, he went

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<v Speaker 3>right for He took a leap. I was not expecting.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, Rose, I mean, I haven't thought about this a

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<v Speaker 1>whole lot, but my goodness, do we really Rose.

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<v Speaker 4>It might be the first thing they do.

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<v Speaker 3>Try to impeach President Trump if they have the majorityes.

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<v Speaker 1>Pick a crime like they would think they have a

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<v Speaker 1>long list of things they could impeach this guy for.

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<v Speaker 1>But if this wasn't the only significant update in the

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<v Speaker 1>Max Miller case, stay here there was an alarming, very

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<v Speaker 1>concerning I guess update from Cenera Moreno about where his wife,

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<v Speaker 1>his daughter, and his granddaughter now are staying.

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<v Speaker 3>Welcome back everyone to Amy and TJ. And we were

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<v Speaker 3>just discussing it's probably going to be a hell of

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<v Speaker 3>a weekend for Max Miller because there is a deadline

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<v Speaker 3>looming where if he makes it past Monday, he's staying

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<v Speaker 3>on the ballot.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, they don't have a choice to replace him.

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<v Speaker 1>They have until the tenth there's some somewhere around midnight Monday,

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<v Speaker 1>Tuesy whatever. You don't want to mess around with us.

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<v Speaker 1>So by Monday they need he needs to be out

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<v Speaker 1>of there, and that's their last chance to put another

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<v Speaker 1>candidate in his place. After Monday Tuesday, Republicans, that's your

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<v Speaker 1>guy in Ohio seven.

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<v Speaker 3>What's that weekend gonna be like? I mean, because we

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<v Speaker 3>already have a growing number of Republicans asking him to

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<v Speaker 3>step aside asking him to drop out of the race.

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<v Speaker 3>He's obviously done a big media campaign this week saying

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<v Speaker 3>he vows to stay and fight. He's gonna he's never

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<v Speaker 3>been actually criminally accused of anything, and so why would

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<v Speaker 3>he step down? And he is and has been very

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<v Speaker 3>publicly defending himself. However, I think it's gonna be a

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<v Speaker 3>he's gonna have a few phone calls over the weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, he's gonna be busy. He's gonna be working the phone.

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<v Speaker 1>Was not sure if anybody's gonna call him, But all

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<v Speaker 1>the calls incoming will be get out of the race,

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<v Speaker 1>all the calls out going and trying to convince people

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<v Speaker 1>to probably not to support him, but not to come

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<v Speaker 1>out against him. That's the best he can hope for

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<v Speaker 1>right now. If you just stay quiet, everybody and just

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<v Speaker 1>don't say anything, nobody's gonna come help him report it.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm curious if he doesn't drop out, he stays in

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<v Speaker 3>as he says he is on Monday, August tenth, what

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<v Speaker 3>do Republicans do then? Because now they need him to win,

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<v Speaker 3>So now do they line up behind him? Do they

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<v Speaker 3>start defending him?

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<v Speaker 1>Ew, you can't do that because that hurts the party nationally.

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<v Speaker 1>You can't be seen standing next to a guy who

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<v Speaker 1>won is accused of beating women and two keeping his

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<v Speaker 1>daughter's favorite toy away from her while she's crying at night.

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<v Speaker 3>And apparently is so dangerous. According to Senator Moreno, his

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<v Speaker 3>former father in law that he actually had to take

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<v Speaker 3>action with his wife, his daughter, and his granddaughter said he.

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<v Speaker 4>Sent him out of the state. Robes.

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<v Speaker 1>So he sent them out of the state and won't

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<v Speaker 1>have them come back until they feel safe.

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<v Speaker 4>Robes.

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<v Speaker 1>The things are stacking up against this guy. Now, I

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<v Speaker 1>understand Moreno, no, no, no, no, no, no, no no.

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<v Speaker 4>Robes.

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<v Speaker 1>If they feel I don't think this is for shit,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't. And if a US senator this is not

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<v Speaker 1>left and right, a US senator, a credible guy is

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<v Speaker 1>saying I had to send my family away because a

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<v Speaker 1>member of the House of Representatives is so much of

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<v Speaker 1>a threat. I need to get them away from him.

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<v Speaker 4>Rose.

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<v Speaker 1>That is a powerful statement, and that a very credible guy.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, And that's coupled with an earlier statement that he said,

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<v Speaker 3>I hold my breath every time he is with my granddaughter,

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<v Speaker 3>that he is nervous. Look, there have been allegations and

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<v Speaker 3>he denied them about a broken collarbone, that he was

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<v Speaker 3>somehow responsible. He says, not true. He was investigated, but

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<v Speaker 3>according to Senator Moreno and members of his family, they

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<v Speaker 3>believe Miller is responsible for that. So there have been

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<v Speaker 3>very serious allegations against this congressman.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll see what happens on Monday, but even if nothing happens,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a very big something, Ohio.

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<v Speaker 4>We wanted to give you this.

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<v Speaker 1>Update that for a moment when I first heard it, Robes,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, this sounds silly, and then I heard it

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<v Speaker 1>and it is very serious. Just what that suggests, and

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<v Speaker 1>we don't know the back and forth, Robes, it gets

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<v Speaker 1>very difficult and divorce one side or the other.

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<v Speaker 4>But there was a child here.

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<v Speaker 1>It just seems like this is a non We don't

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<v Speaker 1>have to fight about this here.

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<v Speaker 4>Baby, here's your bunny.

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<v Speaker 3>Here's your blue bunny. Yes, just I can't imagine withholding

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<v Speaker 3>something you know your child needs and wants because you can.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe there's more to that story, and I certainly hope

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<v Speaker 1>there is.

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<v Speaker 4>But for now, folks, we appreciate you spending a little

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<v Speaker 4>time here with us on TJ. That's Robes. We'll talk

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<v Speaker 4>to you soon.