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JONATHAN TURLEY: When journalists whine about #MeToo, they don’t mean Platner, too

Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter drew distinctions between workplace harassment and Platner's relationship allegations

By Jonathan Turley Fox News

Published June 13, 2026 9:00am EDT

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Some people just like classic Coke. Others insist on the original Reese’s recipe. New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor went on CNN to explain why Democrats can vote for Maine senatorial candidate Graham Platner despite multiple women coming forward to denounce him: this is really not the classic Me Too allegations that Kantor and others seem to prefer for outrage.

Kantor won a Pulitzer Prize for her reporting on Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s sexual abuse and was called forth by CNN to explain why it is OK for liberals to support an alleged abuser of women. A prior girlfriend has accused Platner of physically abusing her and even locking her into a room overnight. He is also accused of sexting women and dismissing rape victims.

None of that, however, necessarily presents a barrier for those who want to retake power by any means necessary.

Kantor clinically explained that these "are not classic MeToo accusations." Specifically, "they’re not about a boss and a young female employee being subjected to sexual advances. They were mostly made in the context of consensual relationships. … There are these, like, very sensational texts about sex. There are allegations from former girlfriends that are not — the way my colleagues reported them were not like classic abuse allegations," she stressed.

NEW YORK TIMES REPORTER UNDER SCRUTINY AS BIDEN ACCUSER SAYS SHE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCE AS GRAHAM PLATNER'S EX

Graham Platner addresses the crowd at his watch party after winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate at a YMCA in Blue Hill, Maine, June 9, 2026. (Matthew Symons for Fox News........

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