Ethics Investigation Opened into Rep. Miller; Sen. Moreno Calls Him Out for Posting 'Completely Naked' Photos of Granddaughter

The House Ethics Committee announced an investigation into Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) on Tuesday as the drama surrounding his ongoing divorce and custody battle with Sen. Bernie Moreno's (R-OH) daughter heats up with new allegations of publishing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Moreno responded publicly to Miller for the second time this week after Miller appeared to inadvertently disseminate a Dropbox folder containing private images of the two-year-old daughter he shares with the senator's daughter, Emily Moreno.

In a Monday letter to Miller's attorney, Emily's legal team accused the congressman of sharing the folder in conjunction with a "video rant" that Miller posted to X defending himself from allegations of domestic violence and abuse from his ex-wife:

"Yesterday, you enabled your client, Congressman Max Miller, to share and disseminate to the public an electronic Dropbox folder of materials," Chandra Law Firm wrote to Miller's lawyer, Aaron Minc. "This was in conjunction with a video rant about our client, Emily Moreno, that Miller posted on X."

"The first time Miller shared the folder, it contained private images of Miller and Ms. Moreno's daughter and left her name unredacted," Emily's attorneys continued. "At least one of those images could be considered Child Sexual Abuse Material (CAM) because the daughter's genitals appear to be visible."

According to Chandra Law Firm, the post that Miller uploaded with a link to that folder containing a nude image of his daughter garnered over 204,000 views from the time it was put up on Sunday until the following afternoon.

While Miller has since removed the content from that original folder, he re-uploaded another Dropbox link that does not appear to contain uncensored photos of his daughter, but information to defend himself from the accusations from Emily.

In their letter to Minc, Emily's lawyers demanded answers to the following questions: Whose idea was it to share this intimate image of the child? Why did your firm share it? Did you or your firm vet the images before sharing them? Did anyone? Who? Who removed the images from the second folder and why? Was it because someone realized that it was ill-advised (and in the case of the potential CSAM image, illegal) to share these images with the world? How many people accessed and downloaded the intimate image, and each of the other images of the child, including one in which her chest is exposed? Who accessed and downloaded the image? What are you going to do about this?

"We view this matter with the utmost seriousness and hope you and your client do as well," Emily's attorneys added in their conclusion. "Please respond by the close of business on August 5, 2026. Honest responses should not take long."

Minc shot back at New York Times correspondent Annie Karni for sharing the letter regarding his client on X, writing, "crazy that you didn't even attempt to contact me (like others already have) and even attempt to ask me for a comment about such a sensitive topic before publishing this."

Despite his salty response, Minc admitted in a statement to Punchbowl News missed "the last three pages of a 40+ page document with sensitive content" when redacting the Dropbox folder before allowing Miller to post it on his page.

"It was completely unintentional and a mistake," the congressman's attorney explained. "The moment I discovered the issue on Monday morning, I corrected the file immediately."

Minc went on to clarify that sharing the sensitive content was "solely" his fault, offering an apology to both the Moreno and Miller families for the mishap before claiming that it is "egregious and shameful" that Emily and her legal team have decided to turn the mistake into a "media spectacle.