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Graham Platner: “What Genevieve McDonald said in the New York Times is not…”

Featuring: Graham Platner, Populist, Progressive | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Maine

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Graham Platner slams alleged sexting scandal as "gossip" and "journalistic malpractice"

Published | Video Starts at 01:30

They want it, they did it anyways. So do you have a question? So are you confirming that the messages did not exist? What's that? The messages, they did not. I'm confirming that What Genevieve McDonald said in the New York Times is not true. So you never met with her about uncomfortable, for lack of a better word, sexting messages? As the campaign was going, we talked about things in Amy and I's marriage that we've gone through over the years. (01:30–01:35)

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Asserts that Genevieve McDonald's statements in the New York Times are false.

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