Exclusive | Vem Miller is in hiding and fears for his life after he was accused of third assassination attempt against Trump
LAS VEGAS — Vem Miller, the Nevada filmmaker and Republican activist arrested on weapons charges outside Donald Trump’s Coachella Valley, California, rally, says he’s been forced to go into hiding and fears for his life after the local sheriff in Riverside County accused him of trying to kill the former president.“It’s so easy to kill somebody or harm somebody you know, and that person might think he’s a hero in the moment, just due to ignorance of not knowing the facts,” Miller, 49, told The Post in a video chat interview.
“So I’ve got to reassess everything going forward, and look at it with new lenses.”Miller said he’s a dire-hard Trump supporter and has been working to get the 45th president back in the White House.On Tuesday he filed a lawsuit against Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who told local media that his deputies “probably stopped another assassination attempt” when they arrested Miller with a shotgun, a handgun and a high-capacity magazine in his SUV outside Trump’s Southern California campaign event last Saturday night.
A federal District Court for Nevada filing alleges Bianco “fabricate[d] allegations against Miller ..claiming to have thwarted a third assassination attempt” against the ex-prez, now seeking a second White House term.Bianco, the complaint alleges, “knew that Miller was not charged with any wrongdoing concerning assassination attempts, and that United States Secret Service and FBI agents even declined to interview him.
It became clear that Bianco, intentionally, maliciously and with a blatant disregard for the truth, wanted to create a narrative so as to be viewed as a ‘heroic’ Sheriff.”The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department did not respond to a request for comment.Within hours of his arrest — which ended with two weapons charges and his release on $5,000 bond, according to the legal filing — Miller became internationally recognized.His car and equipment remain impounded, and ...