Alarming new photos of Trump-backed congressman after ex-wife's explosive bedroom claim... hear his explanation on secret recording

By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 15:35, 4 August 2026 | Updated: 15:37, 4 August 2026 A never-before-seen photograph appears to show a syringe in the bedroom of embattled Trump-endorsed Congressman Max Miller, appearing to directly contradict his own recorded denial that he ever had needles by his bed, the Daily Mail can exclusively reveal. The bedroom image appears to have been taken by his now ex-wife Emily Moreno inside the home she previously shared with Miller, a source familiar with the matter told the Daily Mail. If authentic, it would corroborate one of her most explosive claims: that she found needles beside her then-husband's bed and photographed them. Facing rising scrutiny over domestic abuse allegations from Moreno, 32, which he had vehemently denied, Miller, 37, released audio recordings of their private conversations in an attempt to prove his innocence to the public. But one of the recordings he put out captured Moreno accusing him of drug use. 'You've never recorded one of our conversations?' Moreno asked him in the exchange. 'I don't,' Miller replied, adding: 'I have never gone into your cellphone. And I've never gone into your computer. And I've never sneaked into your backpack.' Moreno then admitted she had gone through his backpack 'because I truly do believe you have a drug problem.' She said in the recording that she was concerned about his marijuana use and had found needles by his bed, which she said she photographed. This image appears to have been taken by Emily Moreno inside the home she shared with Miller, a source familiar with the matter told the Daily Mail Miller can be seen in another image smiling while holding a bag of high-potency marijuana gummies toward the camera, each containing 15 times the legal California limit Emily Moreno is the daughter of Republican Senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio, who broke months of public silence on Sunday to call for his former son-in-law's resignation 'First it was weed, then I found needles next to your bed,' Moreno told Miller according to the recording. 'I took a picture of it. You can try to deny it to me.'  The discovery, she said, was 'a huge impetus for why I left.' Miller denied on the tape having any needles by his bed, using the 'Jewish word of honor,' and said he was happy to take any drug test she would like. 'It's not a thing. And you didn't find it next to a bed... It's not mine. I can tell you 1,000 percent I've never had a needle in my bedroom drawer,' Miller told Moreno in the recording. In another recording he released, Miller admitted to taking testosterone replacement therapy and claimed he had been open with Emily about it. The image alone does not establish what the syringe contained, how it was used, whose it was or where it was found. The picture of the syringe surfaced the day before an August 5 deadline for the congressman, who was first elected in 2022, to withdraw from his re-election race, which Democrats are now targeting for a pick-up opportunity. Another picture obtained by the Daily Mail seems to show Miller smiling while holding a bag of high-potency marijuana gummies toward the camera, each containing 15 times the legal California limit. There is no indication that Miller consumed the gummies or that they were his. The photos were taken during Miller’s romantic relationship with Moreno, a source familiar told the Daily Mail. None of the images appear in court filings in the dueling lawsuits between Miller and Moreno. The Daily Mail has contacted Moreno and Miller's legal representatives for comment on these images. In the gummies photograph, the man identified by the source as Miller holds up a package of 'Mighty Munchies' watermelon rings containing 2,400mg of THC across 16 gummies at 150mg apiece. Each gummy contains 15 times the 10mg-per-serving cap California imposes on edibles sold in its licensed recreational market. The bag carries California's cannabis regulatory symbol alongside a government warning that the package 'contains a Schedule I controlled substance,' a drug that remains illegal under federal law even as recreational use is legal for adults in California and Washington, DC. A third photograph shows a business card for Smoke & Dagger, a delivery service advertising itself as 'DC's most discrete cannabis delivery [sic],' lying beside keys and personal effects the source said belong to Miller The Daily Mail was the first to reveal in May that Miller was facing domestic abuse allegations from Moreno, publishing photographs she took of her alleged injuries Miller, who has denied all wrongdoing, is facing a wave of criticism over the recordings of the former couple that he himself released A third photograph shows a business card for Smoke & Dagger, a delivery service advertising itself as 'DC's most discrete cannabis delivery [sic],' lying beside keys and personal effects the source said belong to Miller. The Daily Mail was the first to reveal in May that Miller was facing domestic abuse allegations from Moreno, publishing photographs she took of her alleged injuries. Miller has not been charged with a crime.  Emily Moreno is the daughter of Republican Senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio, who broke months of public silence on Sunday to call for his former son-in-law's resignation. He said on X that Miller 'should not serve in the House of Representatives' and described his fellow GOP lawmaker as a danger to his daughter. Miller pledged in a live video on X on Sunday to remain in his re-election race, telling supporters, 'I'm not dropping out of this race and I'll win in November,' while denying that he abused his former wife or their daughter. Trump, who has endorsed Miller, was asked on Sunday evening whether the congressman should resign and said that so far the claims are accusations. The president said on Monday that the situation is 'a very sad thing.' 'I know Max, he's a good person, I always thought he was a very good person, and I'm going to let the families figure it out,' Trump said. 'It's a very sad thing. It's accusations. And I'm going to let them figure it out.'