Mamdani Keeps 27-Year-Old Adviser Morris Katz as Democrats Push Blacklist Over Platner Scandal
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 13
Mamdani Keeps 27-Year-Old Adviser Morris Katz as Democrats Push Blacklist Over Platner Scandal
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 13
Summary
Zohran Mamdani said Monday he will keep Morris Katz as a top adviser, rejecting pressure to cut ties after Katz’s role in Graham Platner’s collapsed Maine Senate campaign.
Katz is under fire for helping elevate Platner before the candidate withdrew over a rape accusation he denied, along with scrutiny over deleted Reddit posts, a Nazi-linked tattoo and alleged mistreatment of women.
Just over $6,000 was spent on a three-day vetting review that sources said ignored internal requests to dig deeper, despite checks that typically take weeks and cost tens of thousands of dollars.
Democratic critics, including a Democratic Socialists of America letter, are urging allies to blacklist Katz, while reports also cite his threat to a former Platner staffer and renewed backlash over a 2020 puberty book.