Top Graham Platner Adviser Threatened To Defame Female Staffer Over Sexting Scandal
A top advisor to Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner threatened a former staffer over her disclosure of his sexting scandal. Morris Katz demanded that Genevieve McDonald retract her comments and threatened to defame her if she did not comply. The situation escalated after McDonald shared accurate information about Platner's explicit messages, which were initially revealed to her by Platner's wife, Amy Gertner.
- ▪Morris Katz threatened Genevieve McDonald for sharing Graham Platner's sexually explicit messages.
- ▪Katz demanded McDonald retract her comments or face defamation.
- ▪Amy Gertner, Platner's wife, alerted McDonald about the explicit messages.
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Politics Top Graham Platner Adviser Threatened To Defame Female Staffer Over Sexting Scandal (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Rebeka Zeljko National Correspondent June 01, 2026 11:20 AM ET June 01, 2026 11:20 AM ET Rebeka Zeljko National Correspondent Font Size: const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => { const adDivToHide = document.querySelector("#dailycaller_incontent_1"); if (adDivToHide && dc_noads_page) { adDivToHide.classList.add("hide-premium", "hide-free"); observer.disconnect(); console.log("Ad div found and hidden"); } }); observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); A top advisor to Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s campaign threatened to defame a former female staffer for shining light on the Senate hopeful’s sexting…
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