Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jun 12
Ex-Girlfriend Levels 2021 Allegations Against Graham Platner 1 Day After Maine Nomination
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jun 12

Ex-Girlfriend Levels 2021 Allegations Against Graham Platner 1 Day After Maine Nomination

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 12

Summary

  • A woman who said she dated Graham Platner from February to July 2021 posted allegations a day after he won Maine’s Democratic Senate nomination, accusing him of lying, manipulation and infidelity.
  • Her account also challenged Platner’s explanation of his Totenkopf tattoo, saying he told her he kept it as a reminder that many abroad saw the U.S. as "the bad guys"—different from his public claim that he did not know its Nazi associations.
  • Platner’s campaign told Fox News he has repeatedly said he chose the skull-and-crossbones design in Croatia to commemorate surviving Ramadi and friends killed there, adding that he has since covered it up.
  • The new claims deepen scrutiny of a nominee already facing backlash over resurfaced remarks on sexual abuse, race and terror as he prepares to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

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