Rep. Max Miller slaps defamation suit against ex-wife Emily Moreno, her lawyer over abuse accusations
WASHINGTON — Ohio Rep.Max Miller has slapped a defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, the daughter of Sen.
Bernie Moreno, and her attorney over the abuse accusations she made that have since become public.The Buckeye State Republican, who is fresh off his GOP primary victory last week, alleged that Moreno and her attorney, Andrew Zashin, sought to “malign his character, undermine his odds at re-election to Congress, and falsely portray him as a violent and abusive father and husband.”Miller (R-Ohio), who filed the suit on Wednesday, is seeking at least $25,000 in damages.The accusations against Miller publicly emerged due to a nasty custody battle ongoing between him and Moreno over their 2-year-old daughter.As the legal battle played out, Miller filed a separate domestic violence case against Moreno in February as part of an apparent bid to block her from seeing their young daughter.Thus far, that effort hasn’t been successful, as a judge found there wasn’t enough evidence “to issue an order to protect the minor child at this time,” but agreed to issue a protection order for Miller against Moreno.Last week, the Daily Mail published images of the alleged abuse Moreno suffered at her husband’s hands, including accusations that Miller threw boiling water at her, claims that the congressman disputed.His defamation suit zeroes in on highly publicized claims — including those made to The Post — from Moreno’s attorney.“If Mr.
Miller is looking for an individual with abusive behavior, he should look in the mirror and past the veneers,” Zashin, her lawyer, said in one accusation.“Congressman Max Miller has filed this lawsuit to defend his reputation against false and malicious allegations made by his ex-wife and her attorneys,” a Miller spokesperson told The Post.
“The complaint states that they knowingly spread untrue claims of abuse to national media outlets in an effort to damage Congressman Miller’s reputation and stan...