Susan Collins GOP Primary Has Been Called

According to a Wall Street Journal report, Platner’s wife, Amy Gertner, whom he married in 2023, discovered sexually explicit text messages between her husband and several other women early in their marriage.

She flagged the messages to his Senate campaign last year to get ahead of any potential scandal.

Platner has acknowledged sending the messages but faces ongoing scrutiny over the timing and extent of the communications, which reportedly involved as many as a dozen women.

A New York Times investigation detailed accounts from multiple ex-partners who described Platner’s behavior as “unsettling,” “reckless,” and “toxic.”

One former girlfriend, Lyndsey Fifield, alleged that during an argument years ago, Platner twisted her arm behind her back, shoved her into a bedroom, and held the door shut while telling her to “calm down.”

Other women recalled him being demeaning toward women, heavy drinking, and emotionally volatile relationships.

Platner has denied any physical violence, calling himself a “bad boyfriend” in the past while attributing issues to PTSD from his service in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Further controversy surrounds a tattoo Platner got in 2007 during a night of drinking in Croatia.

It featured imagery resembling the Nazi Totenkopf skull, which he later covered up.

While Platner claims he was unaware of its Nazi associations until recently, some ex-girlfriends and former campaign aides insist he knew.