Rep. Max Miller Goes Nuclear After Abuse Allegations Rock His Family
Max Miller escalates his family feud with Sen. Bernie Moreno, hinting at damaging secrets as abuse allegations fuel calls for his resignation
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Rep. Max Miller responded to abuse allegations by suggesting Sen. Bernie Moreno's criticism was meant to distract from the senator's own controversy. Miller is former Moreno’s son-in-law.
Max Miller Fires Back at Bernie Moreno as Abuse Allegations Deepen
Rep. Max Miller isn’t denying the political fight—he’s escalating it by suggesting Sen. Bernie Moreno only called for his resignation to divert attention from his own past controversy.
Instead of answering the growing scrutiny head-on, Miller turned his fire on his former father-in-law while the allegations against him continue to mount.
Republican Rep. Max Miller is facing mounting pressure after Sen. Bernie Moreno, whose daughter Emily Moreno is Miller’s ex-wife, publicly called on him to resign. Moreno said Miller has shown a “clear pattern of abuse” and needs professional help before serving in Congress again.
Miller answered by claiming Moreno’s timing wasn’t about protecting his family but about distracting from renewed attention surrounding a years-old online profile controversy involving the senator. He also referenced a 2024 text message in which he warned Moreno that “everyone is going to get to know you better than your wife does,” fueling questions about whether he was threatening to expose personal information.
The Donald Trump-endorsed Moreno, who pushed staunchly anti-LGBTQ+ views during his campaign, was linked to a 2008 online profile seeking “Men for 1-on-1 sex” on the hookup website Adult Friend Finder.
The profile stated that the user was “looking for young guys to have fun with while traveling.” The Associated Press reported that the account was created by someone with access to Moreno’s work email but could not confirm whether it was Moreno who created it.
A former intern for Moreno claimed he created the Adult Friend Finder profile as an “aborted prank” nearly two decades ago.
Source: The Daily Beast
On a livestream, Miller denied the abuse allegations and argued that his ex-wife’s behavior after the alleged incidents proved they couldn’t be true.
“Ask yourself: If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later? Would she have invited me to spend an afternoon at the playground with her and our daughter?”
Well, yeah, she would have. This is completely normal behavior by an abused spouse.
The allegations against Miller include claims that he poured hot water on Emily Moreno, physically assaulted her, pointed a gun at her head, and injured their young daughter (broke her collarbone when she was two years old). Miller has denied the allegations, no criminal conviction has resulted from them, and the legal dispute remains ongoing. Asked whether Miller should resign, President Donald Trump responded, “Well, I’m going to look at it. I mean, so far it’s accusations.”
Source: The Daily Beast
Editor: Airing family grievances is ugly enough. Doing it while serious abuse allegations are hanging over the conversation only raises the stakes—and the questions voters are left asking.