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Lyndsey Fifield, an ex-girlfriend of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, hit The New York Times for allegedly softening her allegations of abuse, saying coverage was a "gift" to the Democrat's campaign.
After speaking to the New York Times about Platner's history of being a "narcissistic abuser," Fifield claims the outlet failed to include corroboration from other women that she offered and left out screenshots and other evidence she provided.
"Why does it say ‘nobody could corroborate’ when I offered them sources that COULD corroborate?" she wrote on X.
"Where were the screenshots they’d said they would use? Or the mention that I’d supported local democrats and that most of my family (and husband) are liberal? The editors said it was too much, they explained. The Times also failed to include any mention that I DID confide in multiple friends through the years that Graham had been abusive — long before he was running for office. Those friends confirm they told the Times so."
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In a story the Times posted Thursday night, the outlet identified Fifield as "a Virginia conservative who has worked for right-leaning groups and Republican campaigns."
Fifield, however, claims the outlet neglected to include the fact that she has supported Democrats and that her family is liberal.
"Where were the screenshots they’d said they would use? Or the mention that I’d supported local democrats and that most of my family (and husband) are liberal?"
She also says that, in an effort to get her to go on the record, the outlet put her in contact with other women who Platner allegedly abused and who the Times said would be in the story. But when the story was published, Fifield wrote, these women were nowhere to be found.
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"After the story went up I began to ask them … 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’s by far)?" she wrote on X.
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"The Times also failed to include any mention that I DID confide in multiple friends through the years that Graham had been abusive — long before he was running for office. Those friends confirm they told the Times so."
Fifield also claimed that, while Planter never hit or punched her, he was physical at times, grabbing her wrist and forcefully yanking her out of a cab during an argument once. Platner has denied any physical abuse.
Fox News Digital contacted the Platner campaign and the New York Times for additional comment.
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