Embattled Ohio Rep. Max Miller has launched audio he surreptitiously recorded of his ex-wife in a bid to fend off her abuse accusations towards him — however it really lends credence to a minimum of a few of her allegations.
The GOPer on Sunday publicly launched the recordings in a Dropbox dump, which incorporates his ex, Emily Moreno, accusing him of drug use, fretting how she is terrified of him and revealing that she took pictures of needles he had subsequent to his mattress.
The audio of the pair’s heated Aug. 20, 2024 confrontation begins with Emily suggesting that Miller has been taping their discussions, along with her asking him, “You’ve by no means recorded certainly one of our conversations?”
“I don’t,” he replied within the audio recording he appeared to have secretly captured of their dialogue.
“I’ve by no means gone into your cellphone. And I’ve by no means gone into your laptop. And I’ve by no means sneaked into your backpack,” he stated.
Emily — the daughter of US Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) — admitted to going into his backpack “as a result of I really do imagine you could have a drug downside.”
Miller appeared stunned by that. Emily then defined that she believed he had been utilizing marijuana at one level and that she discovered needles by his mattress earlier than taking pictures of them.
When the rep laughed, Emily shot again, “I don’t know why that’s humorous.
“That’s really actually f–kin’ scary,” she stated. “It was an enormous impetus for why I left.”
Miller responded, “OK. Go for it. Take a look at for me no matter you desire to.”
The congressman vehemently denied having needles close to his mattress, invoking the “Jewish phrase of honor” and inspiring her to examine. Emily stated she would ship him pictures of the needles.
When Miller prompt he was “tremendous comfortable to take any drug take a look at,” she replied, “I don’t know why you’d be thrilled with that, Max.
“I’m not tryin’ to screw you,” she stated, in accordance with one other audio clip. “I’m honest-to-God scared.”
Miller finally admitted to her in separate recording that he acquired testosterone substitute remedy and had been open along with her about that.
Of their custody battle, Emily’s attorneys had pressed Miller about how typically he makes use of steroids, that are recognized to make individuals offended and trigger excessive temper shifts, however the congressman’s crew raised objections to answering the query.
In one other secret audio recording that Miller captured in June 2024, Emily claimed she “actually went into the closet and began crying” after he poured scorching water on her.
Miller replied, “I by no means thought that — that damage you” and “it wasn’t finished with intent.”
Two months in the past, The Put up solely reported on that recording, which was included in Sunday’s Dropbox file.
The extra in depth, newly launched audio dump lends credence to Emily’s accusations about Miller’s alleged drug use and the hot-water incident.
The congressman did a livestream on X on Sunday to handle the abuse accusations he has confronted from his ex-wife.
Emily has made varied accusations about Miller in courtroom and to the police, alleging that he shoved her throughout a custody trade, poured scorching water on her and put a gun to her head.
She’s additionally raised issues about whether or not he abused their 2-year-old daughter, who was identified with a damaged collarbone and “what seemed to be a handprint bruise” on her shoulder, in accordance with a police report.
Miller flatly denied all these accusations in his livestream.
“It’s shameful that Max Miller determined to go on a weird and lie-filled rant about his ex-wife to desperately attempt to save his political profession,” Emily’s spokesman Stefan Mychajliw stated in response to the audio dump.
“There’s a documented trove of proof that Miller has a historical past of violent and harmful habits and no quantity of sufferer shaming will change that,” Mychajliw stated.
“It’s despicable and abhorrent that Miller lied on an unhinged and humiliating video for his or her daughter to look at someday.”
Along with Emily’s accusations, Miller has been accused of abuse by former White Home press secretary Stephanie Grisham, of pushing somebody down the steps in highschool and of getting arrested for driving underneath the affect in faculty.
The congressman’s livestream prompted Sen. Moreno to interrupt his silence and name for Miller to obtain psychological assist, arguing he’s unworthy of serving within the Home.
Miller has till Wednesday to drop out of his reelection bid, the place polls present he’s dealing with a detailed battle towards Democrat Brian Poindexter, regardless of President Trump profitable his district by 11 factors in 2024.
“I’m going to have a look at it. Up to now it’s accusations. I’ll be taking a look at it,” Trump advised reporters on Sunday in regards to the accusations towards Miller.
