New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that he will continue to work with Morris Katz, one of the leading political consultants behind Graham Platner’s doomed bid for Senate."I will continue to work with Morris Katz, he remains a top advisor of mine," Mamdani said at a news conference on Monday.Many of Katz’s fellow Democrats lambasted him after Platner withdrew from the race following a rape accusation – which Platner denied – from an ex-girlfriend, arguing that Katz failed to do his due diligence before promoting Platner to party leaders.Some in the party are now calling for him to be blacklisted from future political operations.Katz and his consulting partner, Daniel Moraff, ignored multiple requests from their own vetting team to dig deeper into Platner’s past over concerns of possible scandals, a source familiar with the early stages of the Platner campaign previously told Fox News Digital.
The duo paid just over $6,000 for a three-day vetting job, something that usually takes weeks and costs tens of thousands of dollars.Morris Katz, 27, has been widely credited with helping New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani complete his upset victory last year against Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa.(Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images)PLATNER’S THREE-DAY VETTING JOB COMES BACK TO HAUNT DEMS AS RAPE ALLEGATION ROCKS SENATE BIDIn addition to a rape accusation, Platner also attracted scrutiny over a trove of controversial deleted Reddit posts, a Nazi-linked tattoo he acquired while serving in the military and his alleged mistreatment of women.The reporter asking about Mamdani about Katz cited a letter circulated by the Democratic Socialists of America urging their political allies not to work with him.KINGMAKER MAMDANI CALLS ON PLATNER TO 'DROP OUT OF THE RACE' AFTER RAPE ALLEGATIONDemocratic Senate nominee in Maine Graham Platner and his wife speak with supporters following his primary night victory speech, in Blue Hill, Maine in June 9, 2026.
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