Platner aide hit with brutal timeline check after campaign denied rape claim, then folded days later

A political adviser to Graham Platner's Senate campaign faced scrutiny for conflicting claims about when the campaign advised Platner to suspend his candidacy following a rape allegation. The campaign publicly denied the claim when asked by CNN on July 6, but Platner suspended his run two days later. Accuser Jenny Racicot alleged the rape occurred in 2021, which Platner denied as false and politically motivated.