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AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Platner accuser fires back at Sen. Whitehouse for dismissing abuse allegations as political: 'Truly pathetic' Fri Jul 17 19:37:59 2026

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

DAILYCALLER (Rebeka Zeljko) - Graham Platner Removed Condoms During Sex Without Consent, Ex-Girlfriend Claims Sun Jul 12 23:55:33 2026

‘He would do it in a sneaky way. He wouldn’t tell me’

An ex-girlfriend of Democratic Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner alleged he had repeatedly removed condoms during sex without her consent, according to The Washington Post. Lyndsey Fifield said she dated the scandal-ridden candidate between 2013 and 2015 and alleged he would remove protection while they had sex “in a sneaky way,” the Post reported July 7. Fifield previously alleged that Platner conducted physical abuse against her in a now infamous New York Times story. (RELATED: Graham Platner Accuser Blasts NYT For Downplaying ‘Abusive’ Behavior As A ‘Gift’ To Dems) “He would pull condoms off,” Fifield told the Post. “He would do it in a sneaky way. He wouldn’t tell me.” Platner’s campaign labeled the…Open

DAILYCALLER (John Loftus) - The New York Times’ ‘Catch And Kill’ Backfires Fri Jul 10 15:59:38 2026

‘My part of the story was just a read-over’

“One of the reasons I didn’t come forward sooner was, the huge moral conflict that I had between supporting his politics, but not supporting him as a person,” she said. “I just want the truth out there. I just want people to have a whole scope of who he is as a person.” I actually understand why Democrat leaders didn’t take our stories seriously when the Times reported them in June but are taking them seriously now. Read on…Open

DAILYCALLER (John Loftus) - The New York Times’ ‘Catch And Kill’ Backfires Tue Jul 7 16:27:46 2026

'My part of the story was just a read-over'