Platner Campaign Faces Fresh Scrutiny as Explicit-Texts Reports Surface

Maine Democratic Senate hopeful Graham Platner is under renewed scrutiny after reports that he exchanged sexually explicit texts with several women, a revelation his wife denounces as 'gossip' and 'shameful' in a self-shot video. The messages, reportedly disclosed to the campaign about a year ago, have been covered by The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, which cited aides who confirmed them. Platner’s team says the conversations were private and being handled by the couple, who are in counseling. The controversy adds to a string of past disclosures, including a Nazi-symbol tattoo and past Reddit posts, but he retains major Democratic endorsements as the June primary approaches and he campaigns to unseat Sen. Susan Collins.