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Trump's eyebrow-raising verdict on the sexual assault claim that vanquished Graham Platner

Jul 9, 2026Right

Donald Trump delivered an eyebrow-raising verdict Wednesday night on the sexual assault claim that scuttled Democrat Senate hopeful Graham Platner's campaign.

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WATCH: Graham Platner's video denial of sexual assault sounds EERILY similar to that of Eric Swalwell

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A Fox News report compared the video denials of sexual harassment from two Democratic candidates and found some eerie similarities.Graham Platner has denied allegations of sexual assault from a woman he dated and is resisting calls to step down from his campaign for one of Maine's seats in the U.S. Senate.'Just like all of the Dems resounding their…

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Several Maine Democrats have jumped at the opportunity to replace candidate Graham Platner, the populist Democrat who suspended his Senate campaign following sexual assault allegations and a slew of other controversies. Platner announced his campaign suspension Wednesday in an 11-minute video shared on social media in which he denied the allegations that…

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