AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Platner accuser fires back at Sen. Whitehouse for dismissing abuse allegations as political: 'Truly pathetic'
Lyndsey Fifield, the first woman to publicly accuse former Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner of abuse, tore into Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on Wednesday after the Rhode Island Democrat went on national television and dismissed her allegations, again, as the product of a conservative political operation. Whitehouse appeared on CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper" and […] The post Platner accuser fires back at Sen. Whitehouse for dismissing abuse allegations as political: 'Truly pathetic' appeared first on American Almanac .
Lyndsey Fifield, the first woman to publicly accuse former Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner of abuse, tore into Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on Wednesday after the Rhode Island Democrat went on national television and dismissed her allegations, again, as the product of a conservative political operation. Whitehouse appeared on CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper" and doubled down on his skepticism of Fifield's account, citing a lack of corroboration and what he called her ties to Koch-funded political activity. Fifield responded the same day with a pointed post on X, calling his conduct "truly pathetic" and challenging him to get his facts straight. The exchange captures something larger than a social-media spat. It exposes how a senior…Open