Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) on Sunday said he believes the ex-girlfriend of Maine Democrat Graham Platner, Lyndsey Fifield, whose allegations of emotional abuse and toxic behavior were published in the New York Times last week.

Khanna, who has endorsed Platner and campaigned by his side, said on CBS’s Face the Nation that he believes Fifield and condemned Platner’s actions, but emphasized Fifield should not be attacked for coming forward.

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