Post #3868124
2026-07-07 18:37 UTC
If Platner wants to defend himself publicly on this, and/or keep running, and/or sue the accuser for libel, he’s free to do any or all of that. As anyone who’s been around for a few cycles know, its pretty common for candidates and other public figures, when they first reach a certain terminal level of attention or fame, to get a wide range of accusations on business, personal matters, drug use, and past sexual behavior. Just because these appear to be conveniently timed politically, is not evidence for or against their veracity. If there is no actual juice to these accusations, then dealing with people who lob bombs like that into the middle of campaigns is a well-worn playbook that thousands of politicians have run and won with, and he’ll be fine. If.
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@Squirrelanna@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-07-08 07:57
Another aspect as to why this is different is because it’s so well substantiated. It’s like… Textbook. There’s so little to argue with. The previous claims against him had none of that, and came from his direct opposition. That is suspicious. These claims are not.