{"id":2611714,"date":"2026-06-07T13:15:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T17:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/khanna-tells-platner-to-stop-attacking-ex-after-abuse-allegations-i-believe-her\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T13:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T17:15:15","slug":"khanna-tells-platner-to-stop-attacking-ex-after-abuse-allegations-i-believe-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/khanna-tells-platner-to-stop-attacking-ex-after-abuse-allegations-i-believe-her\/","title":{"rendered":"Khanna tells Platner to stop attacking ex after abuse allegations: &#8216;I believe her&#8217;"},"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%2Fkhanna-tells-platner-to-stop-attacking-ex-after-abuse-allegations-i-believe-her%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=2611714&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>Rep.ro Khanna said he believes Lyndsey Fifield\u2019s allegations against Maine Democratic nominee Graham Platner, who is running for teh U.S. Senate. Khanna said Platner behaved \u201cshamefully\u201d in what he described as a toxic relationship,but he argued that Fifield-and even the New York Times journalist who published the account-should not be attacked. He added that Platner has acknowledged his mistakes with Maine voters and that voters he\u2019s spoken with are open to \u201credemption,\u201d noting Platner\u2019s alleged misconduct occurred during a period when he was dealing with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-gary-sinise-launches-new-initiative-with-home-depot-founders\/\" title=\"WATCH: Gary Sinise Launches New Initiative With Home Depot Founders\">post-traumatic stress disorder<\/a>. Khanna also pointed out that Platner has said the claims are politically motivated and that Fifield has Republican ties, but he said partisanship doesn\u2019t justify targeting her. Platner is expected to win the Democratic primary on June 9 and than face Sen. Susan Collins in November.  <\/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\">Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ro-khanna\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"5039\">Ro Khanna<\/a> (D-CA) on Sunday said he believes the ex-girlfriend of Maine Democrat <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/graham-platner\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"22643\">Graham Platner<\/a>, Lyndsey Fifield, whose allegations of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >emotional abuse<\/a> and toxic behavior were published in the <em>New York Times<\/em> last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khanna, who has endorsed Platner and campaigned by his side, said on CBS\u2019s <em>Face the Nation<\/em> that he believes Fifield and condemned Platner\u2019s actions, but emphasized Fifield should not be attacked for coming forward.<\/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\/4598345\/mark-warner-graham-platner-abuse\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Sen. Mark Warner urges Graham Platner to disprove \u2018disturbing\u2019 abuse allegations<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4598284\/unease-hostility-defiant-support-maine-residents-graham-platner\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Unease and hostility meets defiant support as Maine residents grapple with Graham Platner allegations<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4597477\/four-scandal-maine-senate-candidate-graham-platner\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Four scandals Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner is facing<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI believe her,\u201d Khanna said. \u201cI think Graham acted shamefully, and he acted \u2026 as a toxic relationship. It is shameful. It is ugly. It happened in a dark period of his life.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khanna noted that Platner has owned up to his mistakes when speaking to Maine voters, and the voters Khanna has spoken with understand the allegations brought against the Senate hopeful and are willing to \u201cembrace redemption.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Platner had characterized the allegations made by Fifield as \u201cpolitically motivated\u201d and pointed out that his former partner is a registered Republican and has voted for GOP candidates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Khanna said partisanship does not warrant attacks on Fifield. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI do not think we should be attacking her,\u201d Khanna said, adding that the <em>New York Times<\/em> journalist who wrote the expose detailing Fifield\u2019s experience with Platner also shouldn\u2019t be subjected to attacks. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur party believes you treat women with equality and respect in all aspects of their lives,\u201d Khanna said. \u201cGraham Platner did not do that in the early 2000s.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fifield, on the other hand, condemned the <em>New York Times<\/em> journalist who wrote the article, saying he \u201cviolated the trust of [Platner\u2019s] victims.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4592115\/schumer-graham-platner-meeting-senate\/\"><strong>FOUR SCANDALS MAINE SENATE CANDIDATE GRAHAM PLATNER IS FACING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the publication of Fifield\u2019s experience, Khanna said that his party believes in treating women with respect, but emphasized that Platner \u201ctook accountability.\u201d Khanna also echoed Platner\u2019s own response to the allegations, pointing out that the time in which the alleged abuse took place was a period in which Platner, a Marine veteran, was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The embattled Platner is expected to secure the party\u2019s nomination in the Democratic primary election on June 9 and face incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/impossible-gop-picked-up-seats-in-house-picked-up-state-legislatures-picked-up-governorship-held-the-senate-but-sniffy-joe-won-not-a-chance\/\" title=\"IMPOSSIBLE: GOP Picked Up Seats in House, Picked Up State Legislatures, Picked Up Governorship, Held the ... -- But Sniffy Joe Won?... NOT A CHANCE\">general election<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11675\">in November<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ro Khanna says ex-girlfriend Lyndsey Fifield deserves respect, urges accountability<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2611715,"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\/image-collage-9y6r7h07k-1780850991880-e1780851065911.jpg?1780836651&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[42536,36238,12748,65502],"class_list":["post-2611714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-abuse-allegations","tag-celebrity-news","tag-khanna","tag-platner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-collage-9y6r7h07k-1780850991880-e1780851065911.jpg?1780836651&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611714","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\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2611714"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2611718,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611714\/revisions\/2611718"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2611715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2611714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2611714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2611714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}