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.