Ohio TV stations ignore legal threat from Max Miller, air opponent’s ad: Report
The dispute escalates as WKYC aired the 30-second spot anyway, according to AdImpact, and both campaigns traded new attack ads.
- On Tuesday, Cleveland TV stations WKYC, WEWS, and WOIO aired a Democratic attack ad despite a cease-and-desist letter from Rep. Max Miller's attorneys demanding the spot be pulled.
- Funded by Democrat Brian Poindexter and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the ad repeats abuse allegations from Emily Moreno, the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno, which Miller has repeatedly denied.
- Miller's attorneys claimed the ad contains "false, malicious, and defamatory statements"; however, Federal Communications Commission regulations prohibit stations from censoring political advertisements purchased by federal candidates.
- Poindexter responded by "ripping up the cease-and-desist letter on camera," while the National Republican Congressional Committee launched a retaliatory campaign accusing Poindexter of past law enforcement run-ins.
- As Election Day nears, the conflict has shifted the campaign's focus from cost-of-living issues to personal attacks, with both sides racing to define one another before voters decide.
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Ohio TV stations ignore legal threat from Max Miller, air opponent’s ad: Report
Local TV stations in Ohio are broadcasting an ad from Democrat Brian Poindexter attacking GOP Rep. Max Miller (Ohio) despite Miller’s attorney threatening legal action. Miller’s lawyer, Alejandro Brito, reportedly sent a cease-and-desist letter last week to executives from WKYC-TV in Cleveland, writing the ad included “false and defamatory” statements regarding Miller’s alleged abuse of his ex-wife, Emily Moreno.
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