WASHINGTON — Rep. Max Miller filed Tuesday to drop his domestic violence case against his estranged wife, two days before a hearing on the matter.
Miller (R-Ohio), who is facing abuse accusations by his former spouse, Emily Moreno, which he denies, had filed the case in February as a dispute over custody of the couple’s young daughter turned nasty.
“In an effort to redirect the proceedings before this Honorable Court back to the well-being and best interests of the parties’ minor child, [Miller] gives Notice to this Honorable Court and counsel that he hereby voluntarily dismisses his Petition in this matter without prejudice,” the brief motion read.
Emily Moreno, the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), has alleged that Miller grabbed her and shoved her against a wall during a Feb. 1 custody exchange.
The congressman has denied that claim and has since filed a defamation case against his ex.
Later in February, Moreno took their 2-year-old daughter for an X-ray that found the child had a broken collarbone and bruised shoulder.
Around that time, the Bay Village Police Department and Cuyahoga County Children & Family Services opened an investigation that scrutinized Miller. The congressman later alleged in court documents that Moreno made “repeated and unsubstantiated allegations of abuse of the parties’ minor child against” him.
On Feb. 27, Miller brought the domestic violence case against Moreno, accusing her of pushing “repeated false allegations of abuse” against him to harm his reputation and putting him in “mental distress.”
The congressman also accused his former wife of being a reckless driver and raising concerns that she might own a firearm due to a pro-Second Amendment sign she had. Moreno’s legal team insists that she doesn’t own a gun and claimed that Miller had offered her one of his firearms.
A judge quickly awarded Miller a protection order against Moreno and directed her to stay away from him — a common procedure in messy divorce cases — while also concluding there was no evidence “to issue an order to protect the minor child [from Moreno] at this time.”
During the proceedings, Miller claimed in both a sworn statement and during a court hearing that his girlfriend was present during the Feb. 1 custody exchange and could disprove Moreno’s abuse allegations.
The lawmaker further claimed to possess doorbell camera footage proving his girlfriend was present, but his legal team later admitted that she wasn’t there during the exchange and claimed Miller had made an honest mistake.
Earlier this month, Miller allegedly tried to goad Moreno’s attorney, Andrew Zashin, into a brawl after a court hearing during which Zashin scrutinized the congressman’s erroneous claims.
“Although Congressman Max Miller believed the restraining order was justified, the ongoing circus created by his ex-wife Emily and her counsel was increasingly redirecting attention away from what truly matters — the best interests of his daughter,” Miller spokesperson Chris Vlasto told The Post Wednesday.
“He remains committed to protecting his daughter from unnecessary public conflict and ensuring that these matters are handled privately and responsibly.”
Miller has a litigious history.
In 2021, he filed a defamation suit against former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham after she had claimed in her memoir “I’ll Take Your Questions Now” to have been in an abusive relationship with an unidentified individual. He later dropped that suit voluntarily.
Earlier this month, Miller, an alum of the first Trump administration, slapped a defamation case against Moreno and Zashin over her abuse accusations against him and tapped the president’s onetime attorney Alejandro Brito to lead his team.
Last week, Miller’s attorneys cited the defamation suit in an attempt to disqualify Zashin from the custody case due to his supposed “unwaivable concurrent conflict of interest.”
The Post contacted Zashin and his lawyer for comment, as well as Moreno’s spokesperson and Miller’s attorneys.
