politics
Platner's wife raised sexually explicit texts to Senate campaign aide: Report
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s wife told a campaign aide during a vetting exercise last summer that she had previously found “sexually explicit texts with several women” on his phone.
TL;DR
- Graham Platner's wife, Amy Gertner, informed a campaign aide about finding sexually explicit texts from multiple women on his phone.
- Gertner shared this information during a vetting exercise last summer, intending to ensure it wouldn't pose a risk to Platner's campaign.
- This incident is the latest in a string of controversies plaguing Platner's Senate bid.
- Platner's campaign confirmed the report, with Gertner asserting they have a strong marriage.
- A campaign official stated that Platner was speaking with up to six women, but the conduct ceased before the campaign began.
- Another campaign official claimed McDonald stated Platner was messaging as many as a dozen women.