{"id":2610868,"date":"2026-06-04T21:38:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T01:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/platner-insists-abuse-allegations-simply-not-true-as-scandals-continue-to-pile-up\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T21:39:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T01:39:32","slug":"platner-insists-abuse-allegations-simply-not-true-as-scandals-continue-to-pile-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/platner-insists-abuse-allegations-simply-not-true-as-scandals-continue-to-pile-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Platner insists abuse allegations &#8216;simply not true&#8217; as scandals continue to pile up"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fplatner-insists-abuse-allegations-simply-not-true-as-scandals-continue-to-pile-up%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=2610868&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>Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate for the U.S.Senate in Maine, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >denied additional abuse allegations reported<\/a> by the *New York Times*, insisting the claims are false adn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-kyle-rittenhouse-finally-released-on-2-million-cash-bond\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Kyle Rittenhouse FINALLY Released on  Million Cash Bond\">politically motivated<\/a>. In an interview on *All In With Chris Hayes*, he rejected accusations that he physically assaulted a former partner, arguing that any such descriptions-along with claims about his knowledge of a tattoo-are untrue.<\/p>\n<p>Platner acknowledged personal issues from a past period of struggle, including self-medicating with alcohol, and said he takes duty for aspects of his conduct he has previously discussed publicly. He also said he would not withdraw from the June 9 primary, maintaining that he remains the front-runner despite ongoing controversies.<\/p>\n<p>the article notes that a report by the *Wall Street Journal* said Platner\u2019s wife alerted his Senate campaign about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-project-disavows-co-founder-amid-reports-he-sent-sexually-explicit-messages-to-multiple-young-men\/\" title=\"Lincoln Project disavows co-founder amid reports he sent sexually explicit messages to multiple young men\">sexually explicit<\/a>, consensual texts he sent to other women as recently as last year. Platner characterized his marriage as strong. It also mentions that Gov.Janet Mills, who suspended her Senate bid earlier, said she remains on the ballot after recent reporting about Platner; Platner criticized her comments as \u201copportunism.\u201d  <\/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\/graham-platner\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"22643\">Graham Platner<\/a>, the Democratic candidate running for the Senate in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maine\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"193\">Maine<\/a>, denied the latest abuse allegations brought against him by multiple women on Thursday following another bombshell report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked by MS NOW host Chris Hayes about <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 Face Reputation-Ruining Title IX Inquisition\">additional allegations<\/a> in a <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\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/04\/us\/politics\/platner-maine-senate-girlfriends-relationships.html\">report<\/a>, Platner insisted the claims were false.<\/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\/4595078\/18-house-republicans-defy-trump-and-vote-to-send-1-3-billion-to-ukraine\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>18 House Republicans defy Trump and vote to send $1.3 billion to Ukraine<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4596159\/golden-rules-out-replacing-platner-on-ballot-amid-scandals\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Golden rules out replacing Platner on ballot amid scandals<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4596015\/graham-platner-allegations-treatment-women\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Graham Platner hit by fresh wave of allegations about treatment of women and Nazi tattoo<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are some allegations in this piece that I just want to be kind of unequivocal about are simply not true,\u201d he said on <em>All In With Chris Hayes<\/em>. \u201cAnything alleging physicality, anything alleging that I knew what my tattoo was, these are the statements of someone who\u2019s politically motivated.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His statement was directed toward Lyndsey Fifield, a longtime Republican operative who has worked for conservative organizations and Republican campaigns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the report, Fifield claimed Platner frequently grabbed her shoulders and once grabbed her wrist forcefully when they dated years ago. She also recalled how he pushed her into a bedroom and closed the door on her. Platner denied all of those encounters, answering in the affirmative when Hayes asked him if she was lying.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn this piece, there\u2019s a lot about my struggling, not being a good boyfriend, certainly self-medicating with alcohol,\u201d the military veteran said. \u201cAnd I\u2019ve been very upfront since the beginning of this campaign, that was a pretty dark period of my life after I came back from my combat service.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are things in this that I absolutely will take responsibility for and have been speaking about openly for months now, but those serious allegations are just not true,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the aggressive interactions as reported by the <em>New York Times<\/em>, Fifield said Platner never hit or punched her, though she alleged he fantasized about raping men who break into his home because of the power it gives him, recalling from their conversations that he didn\u2019t intend the act to be done in \u201ca sexual way\u201d or \u201ca gay way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last weekend, the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/elections\/graham-platners-wife-flagged-sexually-explicit-texts-to-his-senate-campaign-628ec832\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/elections\/graham-platners-wife-flagged-sexually-explicit-texts-to-his-senate-campaign-628ec832\">reported<\/a> Platner\u2019s wife told his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8765\">Senate<\/a> campaign about consensual, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-probe-congressional-sexual-misconduct-slush-fund\/\" title=\"Republicans probe congressional sexual misconduct \u2018slush fund\u2019\">sexually explicit texts<\/a> he sent to other women as recently as last year. The two have been married since 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Platner described his marriage as \u201cvery strong,\u201d saying he is thankful and lucky that he got to marry his \u201cbest friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4596015\/graham-platner-allegations-treatment-women\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4596015\/graham-platner-allegations-treatment-women\/\">GRAHAM PLATNER HIT BY FRESH WAVE OF ALLEGATIONS ABOUT TREATMENT OF WOMEN AND NAZI TATTOO<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the interview, the Maine Democrat confirmed he is not dropping out of the Senate race ahead of the June 9 primary election, nor has he ever thought about doing so. Despite the abounding controversies, he remains the front-runner in the Democratic primary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME), who suspended her campaign for the Senate in April, said she still remains on the ballot in a last-minute appeal to Maine voters following recent reports on her former primary opponent\u2019s scandalous behavior. Platner responded, saying her statement demonstrates \u201ca bit of opportunism.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graham Platner denies new abuse allegations after NYT report<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2610869,"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\/AP26120727660620.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5609,80853,5894],"class_list":["post-2610868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-allegations","tag-plagiarism-2","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26120727660620.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610868","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=2610868"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2610872,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610868\/revisions\/2610872"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2610869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2610868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2610868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2610868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}