Platner 'taking the time to reflect on the best path forward' in Maine Senate race after assault allegation
Source: NewsNation · Bias: Center
Summary
Maine Senate Democratic candidate Graham Platner on Monday said his campaign is “taking the time to reflect on the best path forward,” just minutes after Politico published a story in which a woman who previously dated the oyster farmer alleged he had sexually assaulted her. “I wanted to directly address the troubling, serious and false allegations against me. Any accusation of [...]
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