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Lyndsey Fifield, an ex-girlfriend of Graham Platner, pushed back on The New York Times for whitewashing her account of him, saying it was a \u201cgift\u201d to the embattled Maine Senate Democratic\u00a0hopeful.<\/p>\n

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Ms. Fifield\u2019s account about Mr. Platner is yet another blow to his campaign that\u2019s trying to stay alive amid mounting issues ahead of Tuesday\u2019s primary.<\/p>\n

\u201cI bucked all advice from my friends (and resisted my conservative bias) and decided to fully trust the Times journalists,\u201d Ms. Fifield said on X. \u201cAs they left my home, they asked that I not talk to any other outlets, and I insisted then and repeatedly over the following weeks that I would keep my word and only share this story with them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms. Fifield said she was later pressured to go on the record and provide more screenshots, which she\u00a0said she\u00a0provided along with sources and further evidence.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the story went up I began to ask them \u2026 wait, where are the stories from the other women? Where are their accusations of sexual assault? Why am I the focus? Why are there 11 paragraphs dedicated to detailing my work history (more than has been published about Graham\u2019s by far)?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy does it say \u2019nobody could corroborate\u2019 when I offered them sources that COULD corroborate?\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms. Fifield, who dated Mr. Platner between 2013 and 2015, posted that when he announced his candidacy, she anonymously shared information about a Nazi tattoo he had. He figured out she did it.<\/p>\n

Mr. Platner has publicly stated that he learned his chest tattoo was a Nazi symbol \u2014 the Totenkopf, or death\u2019s head, associated with the SS \u2014 only when reporters reached out to him last fall during his campaign.<\/p>\n

Ms. Fifield told the NYT that was false. She said that while they were dating years ago, he referred to the tattoo as \u201cmy Totenkopf\u201d and openly joked about it being a Nazi symbol.<\/p>\n

She said he explained that he and fellow Marines chose it because they saw themselves as a \u201cdeath unit.\u201d<\/p>\n

On X, Ms. Fifield insisted she would never have spoken out even more if he had not attacked her reputation behind the scenes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI tried to signal that I wasn\u2019t the source and stayed completely silent about him on social media even as most of my friends posted regularly about what a bad person he is,\u201d she posted.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey said, \u2018But wait \u2014 there are other women. Women terrified to tell their stories, too, and you need to band together. WE will help you. We will protect you. Men can\u2019t keep getting away with this.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was excruciating. I was surprised by what details I remembered, and as I [poured] through old messages I was horrified by how much I had forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ms. Fifield eventually agreed and shared diary entries, screenshots and contacts with the NYT journalists. She notes that, as is common with abuse survivors, she had not reported his alleged violence at the time and had defended him \u2014 but the journalists said her diary and on-record account were sufficient.<\/p>\n

She said she learned through this process that Mr. Platner had been simultaneously in a relationship with another victim.<\/p>\n

Ms. Fifield described her current life as happy, stable and loving \u2014 a good marriage, two daughters, a comfortable home \u2014 and says her decision to come forward was the morally courageous choice despite real risks, including doxxing.<\/p>\n

She said she decided to go public to ensure accountability and end Mr. Platner\u2019s pattern of lying and to model courage for her daughters.<\/p>\n

Ms. Fifield, a conservative who has worked for the Heritage Foundation and the Independent Women\u2019s Forum, was among a handful of women the NYT spoke to about Mr. Platner.<\/p>\n

The other women were registered Democrats, one of whom described herself as \u201ccollateral damage to the world that is [Platner\u2019s]\u201d and another who said his attitude toward women had not completely changed since his later years in Maine.<\/p>\n

Ms. Fifield told the outlet that Mr. Platner regularly grabbed her by the shoulders, sometimes hard enough to leave marks. She also said he yanked her out of a cab by her wrist during an argument.<\/p>\n

Ms. Fifield alleges that during one altercation, Mr. Platner twisted her arm behind her back, shoved her into a bedroom and held the door shut from the outside, telling her to stay until she was \u201ccalm.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt hurt,\u201d she said. But she added: \u201cIt didn\u2019t cause an injury, it didn\u2019t break my arm.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms. Fifield also described a Platner worldview of violence and dominance, saying he kept an AR-15 in his D.C. apartment and would sharpen an ax while watching TV.<\/p>\n

Most alarmingly, she recalled him repeatedly saying: \u201cIf anybody ever broke in here, I would rape them \u2014 to show them that I\u2019m dominant.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Platner said he was \u201cfar from a perfect boyfriend\u201d who \u201ctoo often self-medicated with alcohol\u201d during a \u201cvery dark period\u201d of his life, adding, \u201cI take responsibility for all of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

He specifically disputed Ms. Fifield\u2019s allegations, calling them false and \u201cpolitically motivated.\u201d<\/p>\n

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