Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleGraham Platner, the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, suspended his campaign following sexual assault allegations. The decision came after Jenny Racicot, a former girlfriend, accused Platner of sexual assault in 2023, alleging he forced himself on her while intoxicated, adding to earlier reports from others who described a pattern of troubling behavior.Platner denied the accusations, calling them “troubling, serious and false,” but cited pressure from party elites for his withdrawal. “It’s really a question of whether or not you believe the woman. A lot of people say big falsehoods,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Wednesday. “It’s, uh, he’s in a bind. He’s in a bind.”Trump, for his part, has faced multiple accusations of sexual misconduct, including from columnist E. Jean Carroll. In 2023, a jury found him liable for sexual abuse in that case, a finding he has consistently denied.In full‘It’s really a question of whether or not you believe the woman’: Trump defends Democrat Platner after assault allegationsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Trump defends Graham Platner: ‘A lot of people say big falsehoods’
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleGraham Platner, the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, suspended his campaign following sexual assault allegations. The decision came after Jenny Racicot, a former girlfriend, accused Platner of sexual assault in 2023, alleging he forced himself on her while intoxicated, adding to earlier reports from others who described a pattern of troubling behavior.Platner denied the accusations, calling them “troubling, serious and false,” but cited pressure from party elites for his withdrawal. “It’s really a question of whether or not you believe the woman. A lot of people say big falsehoods,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Wednesday. “It’s, uh, he’s in a bind. He’s in a bind.”Trump, for his part, has faced multiple accusations of sexual misconduct, including from columnist E. Jean Carroll. In 2023, a jury found him liable for sexual abuse in that case, a finding he has consistently denied.In full‘It’s really a question of whether or not you believe the woman’: Trump defends Democrat Platner after assault allegationsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
