Wow, I guess to be fair to Moraine, she was depending on Max to be truthful to her and not let politics smear the facts he shared.
Though to be fair to Max, Puck did pretty much made it a political situation and forced Max to make a decision in a political sense. Term "Fish out of water" comes to mind in what kind of situation Max was in.
Though maybe that's why this dressing down seems less intense then CB's dressing down.