Graham Platner hit by fresh wave of allegations ahead of Maine primary
Democratic nominee Graham Platner, who will face a Maine statewide primary next week, is drawing fresh scrutiny from allegations about how he treated several women he dated and the controversy over his Nazi tattoo. A new *New York Times* report claims multiple women described his behavior as intimidating and sometimes aggressive. One woman, Lyndsey Fifield, alleges Platner regularly physically grabbed her, once yanked her out of a cab by the wrist, and made statements about rape framed as demonstrating “dominance.”
Platner’s campaign disputes many of the report’s claims but did not directly challenge the allegations about his past “rape” remarks. It also denies he understood the Nazi Totenkopf symbol behind the tattoo, though Fifield says he taught her the German word associated with it during their relationship. Platner told the *new York Times* he had been “self medicating” with alcohol and described the period as a “very dark” time.
The new report comes after Platner met privately with Democratic Sens.including Bernie Sanders, where he suggested no further allegations would emerge.Sanders has endorsed him,though Sen. John Fetterman expressed doubt about Platner’s chances, pointing to the tattoo issue and the appearance of additional accusations. Platner is on the ballot for the Democratic primary on june 9.
Maine Democrat Graham Platner, who is facing a statewide primary next week, is facing a fresh wave of allegations about his treatment of several women he dated and the controversy surrounding his Nazi tattoo.
The intense scrutiny comes in the final days before the Democratic primary in Maine. Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee, is running to challenge incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) in November.
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A newly published New York Times report detailed additional allegations involving Platner. Multiple women told the newspaper that his actions were intimidating, disturbing, and sometimes aggressive.
For instance, Lyndsey Fifield said Platner never hit or punched her but noted he regularly grabbed her by the shoulders and once yanked her out of a cab by the wrist after an argument between the two. She also said he thought rape was about holding power over someone else, especially home intruders.
“He said this a lot: If anybody ever broke in here, I would rape them,” the 40-year-old woman said, adding he justified it by saying it would not be in “a sexual way, not in a gay way.”
“He was like, I would rape them to show them that I’m dominant,” she said.
Platner’s campaign disputed many of the concerning allegations in the report, though it did not push back on his past “rape” comments. The Republican National Committee called his behavior “absolutely disgusting” in an X post.
Fifield is a Virginia conservative who has worked for right-wing groups, including the Heritage Foundation, and Republican campaigns. She once worked for Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign in 2024.
Regarding his controversial tattoo, Fifield suggested Platner was lying when he claimed last fall that he didn’t know what the Nazi Totenkopf symbol meant. She claimed he taught her the German word years earlier when they were romantically involved.
The campaign denied Platner knew what the tattoo symbolized. Platner separately told the New York Times that he had “too often self medicated with alcohol, and was a far from perfect boyfriend” during a “very dark period of my life.”
The new report undermines what Platner told senators while visiting Washington, D.C., this week before returning home to Maine. Asked by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) if any additional allegations would be made against him, Platner indicated there wouldn’t be any more. Sanders has endorsed Platner.
“It’s not a secret I’ve had a messy, complicated life,” he told the senators in a private meeting, according to the Wall Street Journal. “The worst of the rumors we’ve all heard are not true.”
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) doubts the embattled candidate’s chances to win the contested Senate seat in Maine this fall.
“I did not see that coming,” Fetterman said of the latest New York Times article.
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“He lied about his Nazi tattoo and assured people there wouldn’t be more,” the senator added. “He just came here a day ago and said nothing more, nothing more, and then so this, so nothing’s changed for me.”
Platner will be on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 9. Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME), although she suspended her campaign, recently said voters can still support her on the ballot next Tuesday.
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