Exclusive | GOP Rep. Max Miller reveals bombshell secret audio of ex-wife to The Post after abuse claims from senators daughter
Embattled Rep.Max Miller, whose increasingly complicated reelection is critical to the GOP holding the House, shared secret recordings he captured of his ex-wife to The Post as he tries to fend off allegations that he abused her and that he’s an unfit parent for their two-year-old.In his first major published interview since spousal abuse allegations emerged in their nasty custody fight, Miller (R-Ohio) teased how his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, “doesn’t know we have that audio” and expressed confidence he will be vindicated.The deeply personal revelations involving two powerful GOP families in Ohio have spilled out into the open through a bitter custody battle that’s playing out in a made-for-TV drama ahead of November’s election.
Moreno, the daughter of Sen.Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), accused her ex of physical abuse, including scalding her with hot water.
He’s sued her for defamation for making such accusations.And now both are ordered to restrain comments as the court is concerned with the welfare of their toddler daughter, who suffered a broken collarbone in an unexplained incident.
The audio clip appeared to lend credence to at least one of Moreno’s accusations about a hot water incident, which underpins his defamation case against her.“The audio is key,” Miller told The Post.“She doesn’t know we have that audio.
She doesn’t know that we have her admitting to her being bipolar.”Although Miller’s seat in Ohio’s 7th Congressional District is rated as “solid Republican” in the Cook Political Report, the abuse accusations have given Democrats some hope that they can make the race competitive this cycle.The audio tape, which was supposedly captured on Aug.22, 2024, while she was unaware, featured Emily Moreno acknowledging once having a bipolar diagnosis, but claimed it was a misdiagnosis.“Okay, Max, and it is,” Emily Moreno told Miller while unknowingly being recorded after he said her bipolar diagnosis was on her medical recor...