He seems nice.Rep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?" pic.twitter.com/1IhkykMWpw
— The Bulwark (@BulwarkOnline) August 2, 2026
As a father and husband, I can tell you the last two years have been pure hell for my wife Bridget, our daughter Emily, me, and our entire family in the aftermath of Emily's divorce.
— Bernie Moreno (@berniemoreno) August 2, 2026
It has been horrific to watch this play out in full public view, all while knowing an innocent…
As a father and husband, I can tell you the last two years have been pure hell for my wife Bridget, our daughter Emily, me, and our entire family in the aftermath of Emily's divorce."Now"?
It has been horrific to watch this play out in full public view, all while knowing an innocent two-year-old girl is caught in the middle. Our priority has always been protecting our daughter and our granddaughter. Out of concern for the safety of my family, I hoped to keep this matter private but Max Miller’s increasingly erratic and dangerous behavior has made that impossible.
As he has admitted privately, Max Miller needs serious psychological help. He is a danger to my daughter, and I hold my breath every minute he has custody of my granddaughter.
If there are any basic standards of character required to hold elected office, Max Miller fails them. He should not serve in the House of Representatives. I believe Max Miller needs to seek professional help to end the clear pattern of abuse he has left in his wake. I believe he should not be free to continue endangering others until he does.
I ran for office because I wanted to make a difference for the country that gave me every opportunity to succeed, and to leave this nation better for my children and grandchildren. That sacrifice has been especially hard on my wife Bridget, whose big heart and steady support have never wavered. I owe it to her, to Emily, and to my granddaughter to speak the truth now.
And as a former family law practitioner, I’m a little surprised this “pattern of abuse” wasn’t used to curtail and supervise child custody. (Perhaps it was. Been there, done that. Sometimes the wife just wants out, not the courtroom fight. It can be hard for some parents to overlook their own emotions and think of their children’s best interests. In fact, children are usually the battleground of the divorce, but in matters of abuse, the mother needs to put her children first. That’s not as easy as conventional wisdom says it is. I had one case where we went to court because Dad was abusing the kids in his custody. It was a short hearing, and the only time I had a hearing end with the father being taken directly to a jail cell. The courts DO NOT like that shit. I had another case where Mom should have let me present evidence of child abuse (Dad beat his teenage son with a golf club. It triggered the divorce.), but she just wanted out ASAP.)
Child abuse is inexcusable.
I kinda get the "speak the truth *now*" because- and I think you know this way better than I ever will- the family will think keeping the abuse to themselves keeps the situation from getting worse.
ReplyDeleteAnd then it gets worse anyway, because with exceedingly rare exceptions abuse seems to always be a one way ratchet, and finally things break.
Worse, and “get out fast and don’t look back.” But there’s something to be said for accountability and closure. The trauma of being a victim of abuse doesn’t go away just because the abuser goes away.
DeleteThere are always consequences to the consequences. The “fight or flight” response is not always your friend.