Platner Campaign Turmoil Deepens as Wife Calls Sexting Revelations Betrayal
Amy Gertner, wife of Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, says she is deeply hurt by public revelations of her husband's extramarital sexting, accusing a former campaign official of betraying her privacy. The disclosures followed NYT and WSJ reports that she flagged the messages to campaign staff last year; CNN has not independently confirmed the texts, though a Platner-associated Kik account exists. Platner's campaign has already faced controversy over a Nazi-symbol tattoo he covered and other inflammatory statements as he runs against incumbent Sen. Susan Collins.