Betrayal — that's the word that comes to mind for Lyndsey Fifield following her interactions with The New York Times, saying the paper had "tainted" her story about embattled Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner. A bombshell report published Monday by Politico rocked the political landscape accusing Platner of sexual assault by one of his exes.
Jenny Racicot alleged in 2021 that Platner drunkenly entered her home uninvited and had sex with her despite her repeatedly telling him to stop.Platner has firmly denied her claims.The claim, which Racicot has said constituted rape, caused prominent Democrats to call for him to step aside, and Platner dropped out of the race officially Wednesday night.NEW YORK TIMES UNDER SCRUTINY OVER GRAHAM PLATNER COVERAGE AS ACCUSERS SPEAK OUT AGAINST PAPERBoth Racicot and Fifield were interviewed by the Times in a story published last month about Platner's "unsettling" behavior with women — but the report included a focus on Fifield's conservative politics."The New York Times piece… people are looking back at that with absolute horror and just saying like, ‘Holy crap, this is like terrible.
This is truly gruesome what you've done to these women,’" Fifield told Fox News Digital in an interview Wednesday, before Platner dropped out of the race.Lyndsey Fifield spoke with Fox News Digital about feeling "betrayed" by The New York Times after she came forward with abuse allegations against her ex, Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner.(Courtesy of Lydsey Fifield)Fifield, who dated Platner between 2013-2015, said it started when Times reporter Katie Glueck contacted her in April, saying the paper was trying to reach those who Platner had relationships with after hearing "some really serious things" from other women.
Times reporter Lisa Lerer, who co-authored the story, was also intensely involved."They said… very insistently, ‘Wait, wait, there are other women who are very afraid to come forward.They...