C-SPAN
@CSPAN·1.8M subscribers·15.6K videos
Platner: Taking time to "reflect" after sexual assault accusation
Posted
July 6, 2026
Views
12,519
Likes
481
Comments
641
Engagement
8.96%
July 6, 2026
12,519
481
641
8.96%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
2:01Now PlayingGraham Platner, the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in Maine, said Monday that he's "taking the time to reflect" on the future of his campaign after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her in 2021.
A 41-year-old Maine woman told Politico that a "deeply intoxicated" Mr. Platner forced her to have sex despite her repeated objections.
The populist oysterman, who has weathered a series of scandals over the past year, denied the allegation but acknowledged it would damage his campaign.
"Regardless of the inaccuracy of the reporting, but mindful of the political reality it will inflict, we are taking the time to reflect on the best path forward for the state that I love, the people that I love, the movement I belong to, and the goal of defeating Susan Collins," he said in a video message posted to social media.
Mr. Platner secured the Democratic nomination last month, but state law allows Democrats to replace him ahead of the general election.
#grahamplatner #maine #senate #election2026 #cspan
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
