{"id":2610808,"date":"2026-06-04T18:51:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T22:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-platner-hit-by-fresh-wave-of-allegations-ahead-of-maine-primary\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T18:52:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T22:52:15","slug":"graham-platner-hit-by-fresh-wave-of-allegations-ahead-of-maine-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-platner-hit-by-fresh-wave-of-allegations-ahead-of-maine-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham Platner hit by fresh wave of allegations ahead of Maine primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgraham-platner-hit-by-fresh-wave-of-allegations-ahead-of-maine-primary%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2610808&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democratic nominee Graham Platner, who will face a Maine statewide primary next week, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-doj-sought-nearly-two-years-of-cellphone-data-for-kash-patel\/\" title=\"Biden DOJ sought nearly two years of cellphone data for Kash Patel\">drawing fresh scrutiny<\/a> 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 \u201cdominance.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>Platner\u2019s campaign disputes many of the report\u2019s claims but did not directly challenge the allegations about his past \u201crape\u201d 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 \u201cself medicating\u201d with alcohol and described the period as a \u201cvery dark\u201d time.  <\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s chances, pointing to the tattoo issue and the appearance of additional accusations. Platner is on the ballot for the Democratic primary on june 9.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maine\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"193\">Maine<\/a> Democrat <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/graham-platner\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"22643\">Graham Platner<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susan-collins\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1302\">Susan Collins<\/a> (R-ME) in November.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4595770\/democrats-bracing-bombshells-graham-platner-byron-york\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats bracing for more bombshells in Platner sexting scandal: Byron York<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4595120\/chuy-garcia-successor-independent-challenger\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Chuy Garcia\u2019s successor faces independent challengers after nomination scheme<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4594742\/mamdani-progressive-allies-basketball-campaign-ad\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mamdani teams up with progressive allies for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chuy-garcias-successor-challenged-by-independents-after-filing-scheme\/\" title=\"Chuy Garcia&#039;s successor challenged by independents after filing scheme\">basketball-themed campaign ad ahead<\/a> of Knicks game<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A newly published <em>New York Times<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/04\/us\/politics\/platner-maine-senate-girlfriends-relationships.html\">report<\/a> detailed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/professor-gives-anecdote-in-class-that-offends-some-students-school-tells-him-to-resign-or-face-reputation-ruining-title-ix-inquisition\/\" title=\"Professor Gives Anecdote In Class That Offends Some Students, School Tells Him To Resign Or ... Reputation-Ruining Title IX Inquisition\">additional allegations<\/a> involving Platner. Multiple women told the newspaper that his actions were intimidating, disturbing, and sometimes aggressive.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe said this a lot: If anybody ever broke in here, I would rape them,\u201d the 40-year-old woman said, adding he justified it by saying it would not be in \u201ca sexual way, not in a gay way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe was like, I would rape them to show them that I\u2019m dominant,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Platner\u2019s campaign disputed many of the concerning allegations in the report, though it did not push back on his past \u201crape\u201d comments. The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-committee\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2059\">Republican National Committee<\/a> called his behavior \u201cabsolutely disgusting\u201d in an X <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/2062633738094166041\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/2062633738094166041\">post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fifield is a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"96\">Virginia<\/a> conservative who has worked for right-wing groups, including the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/heritage-foundation\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"759\">Heritage Foundation<\/a>, and Republican campaigns. She once worked for Nikki Haley\u2019s presidential campaign in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regarding his controversial tattoo, Fifield suggested Platner was lying when he claimed last fall that he didn\u2019t know what the Nazi Totenkopf symbol meant. She claimed he taught her the German word years earlier when they were romantically involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The campaign denied Platner knew what the tattoo symbolized. Platner separately told the <em>New York Times<\/em> that he had \u201ctoo often self medicated with alcohol, and was a far from perfect boyfriend\u201d during a \u201cvery dark period of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new report undermines what Platner told senators while visiting <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"260\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, this week before returning home to Maine. Asked by Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"41\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT) if any additional allegations would be made against him, Platner indicated there wouldn\u2019t be any more. Sanders has endorsed Platner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s not a secret I\u2019ve had a messy, complicated life,\u201d he told the senators in a private meeting, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/senators-privately-ask-platner-whether-new-allegations-will-emerge-412891de\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/senators-privately-ask-platner-whether-new-allegations-will-emerge-412891de\">according to<\/a> the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>. \u201cThe worst of the rumors we\u2019ve all heard are not true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-fetterman\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1175\">John Fetterman<\/a> (D-PA) doubts the embattled candidate\u2019s chances to win the contested <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8765\">Senate<\/a> seat in Maine this fall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI did not see that coming,\u201d Fetterman <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/igorbobic\/status\/2062639133487661111\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/igorbobic\/status\/2062639133487661111\">said<\/a> of the latest <em>New York Times<\/em> article.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4595770\/democrats-bracing-bombshells-graham-platner-byron-york\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4595770\/democrats-bracing-bombshells-graham-platner-byron-york\/\">DEMOCRATS BRACING FOR MORE BOMBSHELLS IN PLATNER SEXTING SCANDAL: BYRON YORK<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe lied about his Nazi tattoo and assured people there wouldn\u2019t be more,\u201d the senator added. \u201cHe just came here a day ago and said nothing more, nothing more, and then so this, so nothing\u2019s changed for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maine Democrat Graham Platner faces fresh allegations on Nazi tattoo, dating conduct ahead of primary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2610809,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP25295844858634.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5609,65649,80846],"class_list":["post-2610808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-allegations","tag-graham-platner","tag-maine-primary"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP25295844858634.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2610808"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2610812,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610808\/revisions\/2610812"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2610809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2610808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2610808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2610808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}