Platner ex-girlfriend accuses New York Times of ‘set up’
Lyndsey Fifield says the Times sanitized her account and used her story as a gift to Platner’s campaign, as he denies the abuse claims.
- Platner's ex-girlfriend accuses the New York Times of staging a 'set up' after the newspaper reported on her allegations against him.
- She alleged that Platner knew his tattoo was associated with a Nazi symbol before it drew campaign scrutiny and referred to it as 'my Totenkopf.'
- Platner denied the allegations of physicality and said the claims were made by someone 'politically motivated.
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Graham Platner Accuser Torches New York Times, Claims She Was 'Set Up'
Late on Thursday, the New York Times came out with a story by Katie Glueck and Lisa Lerer that featured GOP operative Lyndsey Fifield making accusations against progressive darling and Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, including how “she said he regularly grabbed her by the shoulders — sometimes hard enough to leave marks — and, on one occasion, yanked her out of a cab by her wrist after an argument when she wanted to stay in the car.” Howe…
Graham Platner Accuser Says NY Times Tricked Her Into Sharing Her Story: 'A Set Up All Along'
Lyndsey Fifield, a former girlfriend of Democratic Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner who has accused him of “abusive, coercively controlling behavior,” has denounced the New York Times’ reporting of her and others’ relationships with him, calling the outlet’s published coverage “a set up all along.” “The journalists I trusted who convinced me to share a story I never wanted to tell methodically delayed and twisted this into a gift to the Platn…
Platner’s ex says she was ‘set up’ by NY Times, turning her story into a ‘gift’ for his campaign
Lyndsey Fifield has made two big mistakes in her life that she may be having second thoughts about today. Her first mistake was getting into a relationship with Graham Platner, the Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, and her second mistake was trusting The New York Times. Meanwhile, the media in America continues to offer little to counter beliefs that it’s little more than an extension of the Democratic Party campaign apparatus. Platner’s ex-…
Platner's ex says she was 'set up' by NY Times, turning her story into a 'gift' for his campaign · American Wire News
Lyndsey Fifield has made two big mistakes in her life that she may be having second thoughts about today. Her first mistake was getting into a relationship with Graham Platner, the Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, and her second mistake was trusting The New York Times. Meanwhile, the media in America continues to offer little to counter beliefs that it’s little more than an extension of the Democratic Party campaign apparatus. Platner’s ex-…
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