Ex-Wife Files Restraining Order Against GOP Congressman Max Miller After Domestic Abuse Allegations

The ex-wife of Republican Ohio Rep. Max Miller filed a restraining order against the congressman Thursday after accusing him of domestic violence.

Emily Moreno, the daughter of Republican Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno, alleged that Miller physically grabbed one of her attorneys, Andrew Zashin, during a recent court hearing and also used a profane slur to insult Zashin’s fiancee as they left the courtroom during a separate hearing in May. The couple already have restraining orders filed against one another.

“Upon seeing Attorney Zashin begin to turn around, continued to goad Attorney Zashin into a confrontation by saying ‘Come at me!’ or similar language,” the restraining order said. “Unless restrained, will continue to harass, threaten, and communicate with my counsel directly.”

Moreno accused Miller in May of throwing hot water on her from a pan of eggs he cooked in June 2024, causing her to fall to the floor. Miller then allegedly sprayed her with the sink hose.

“On Saturday, June 8, 2024, I told Congressman Miller that I was planning to leave him. He got extremely upset. He took hot water from a pan he had just cooked eggs in and threw it at me. Shocked, I fell to the floor and lay there in a fetal position. Congressman Miller took the sprayer from the sink and continued to spray me with hot water.”

After the media reported on the allegation, Miller sued Moreno for defamation, citing “considerable reputational and financial harm.”

The ex-wife told police that Miller caused their two-year-old daughter to suffer from a fractured collarbone with “a bruise that accompanies the injury that appears to be in a handprint and appears to have been inflicted,”