A spokesman for the State Department later defended Miller, saying that she had ended the interview because it had run long despite her "[making] every attempt to get NBC to finish up".

Miller has described herself as a victim of a home invasion several times, including in a speech at a gun lobbyist event and in a reenactment produced by NRA All Access.

[18] In 2015, Erik Wemple of The Washington Post published several articles criticizing Miller for her inconsistent retellings of the incident, and highlighting discrepancies between her descriptions and police reports.

"[18][19] In August 2020, Miller, who had no previous science or medical experience, was appointed as Assistant Commissioner for Media Affairs for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), including being their top spokesperson, a role usually performed by non-political civil servants.

[20][6] Two weeks later, she was abruptly dismissed from the position, reportedly due to repeated clashes with the Agency's staff and a lack of aptitude for communicating in the medical and scientific field.

[23] Miller received heavy news coverage in 2006 in connection to the Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal after cooperating with FBI prosecutors who asked her about illegal activities committed by her ex-fiancé Michael Scanlon.

She also discussed contacting director George Hickenlooper and actor Kevin Spacey to try to be removed from the film Casino Jack, a 2010 comedy based on the Abramoff scandal in which she is portrayed by Rachelle Lefevre.