AOC dodges questions on abuse allegations, Nazi tattoo claims rocking Platner's campaign

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , D-N.Y., says she needs time to review new reporting surrounding Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner before giving her thoughts on new allegations of aggressive behavior. "This all kind of just came out. I've been doing legislative business on the floor, so I need to dig into everything further before commenting on it," Ocasio-Cortez said. "I don't want to speak before I've dug into a lot of, you know, to before I've dug into what's out there. So, I just want to be respectful of that man," she added. Ocasio-Cortez’s caution comes as the New York Times released a report on Thursday, detailing the experience of multiple women who had been romantically involved with Platner in past years. SENATE CANDIDATE GRAHAM PLATNER SENT EXPLICIT TEXTS TO MULTIPLE WOMEN WHILE MARRIED, WIFE SAYS: REPORT Some of them recounted allegations of rape fantasies, heavy drinking and violent episodes. Platner, who has acknowledged his battle with post-traumatic stress disorder from his time in the military, told Fox News Digital that he has "been open about what was a very dark period of my life where I struggled with undiagnosed PTSD." "Throughout this campaign, I’ve been open about what was a very dark period of my life where I struggled with undiagnosed PTSD, too often self-medicated with alcohol and was far from a perfect boyfriend," Platner said in a statement. Lyndsey Fifield, an ex-girlfriend of Platner, recounted another incident when Platner reportedly pushed her into a bedroom and twisted her arm behind her back before locking her in the room. She later was able to leave after falling asleep and waking after some time had passed. Besides the rape visualizations, Platner would "fantasize about killing people he deemed a threat," according to the Times’ conversation with Fifield – who briefly spoke with Fox News Digital on the phone, but declined to further comment on the story. Fifield also recounted how Platner would poke fun at his chest tattoo of…