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Top House Democrat says there's 'no way' Platner didn't know tattoo's Nazi origins

A senior House Democrat is joining the growing chorus of critics questioning Senate candidate Graham Platner’s claim that he was unaware of his tattoo’s Nazi origins."There's no way he didn't know what the tattoo was," Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., said Friday in remarks reported by Punchbowl News. "Own it and move on.""He's not willing to do that," Schneider, the chairman of House Democrats' largest caucus, lamented.Schneider’s comments make him one of the most high-profile Democrats to criticize the Maine Senate hopeful, who has also faced mounting scrutiny over sending sexually-explicit mess...