Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner knew his tattoo’s Nazi association was problematic at least a month ago, according to a former top campaign staffer.

In a Tuesday interview with the Bangor Daily News, former state Rep. Genevieve McDonald, who resigned Friday from serving as Platner’s political director, said the campaign has been aware since she joined the campaign in August the candidate has a tattoo that could be problematic. She discussed it with Platner himself roughly a month ago, she said.

The campaign denied that, calling it “a lie from a disgruntled former employee.” Platner said he didn’t know until “last week” that his tattoo had a Nazi affiliation in any way.

The contrasting statements about the tattoo Platner got decades ago when drunk is the latest hurdle

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