Bombshell Allegation May End Senate Campaign, Trump Accounts Arrive | 7/7/26 FIRST LOOK
The Rubin Report
Emma Dog Productions
4.6 • 14.2K Ratings
🗓️ 7 July 2026
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" gives a first look at the stories you need to know to start your day, including new allegations against Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner after Jenny Racicot, a former girlfriend, accused him of rape, claims he strongly denies, adding to a growing list of controversies surrounding his campaign against Susan Collins; President Donald Trump launching Trump Savings Accounts by ringing the New York Stock Exchange opening bell from the Oval Office, introducing tax-advantaged investment accounts for children backed by contributions from major companies and investors to promote long-term wealth building; and much more.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody, I'm Dave Rubin and this is First Look. It's Tuesday, July 7th, |
| 0:08.6 | 2026. We've got a pack show for you today. A new bombshell accusation hits Maine Senate hopeful |
| 0:16.0 | Graham Platner from a former girlfriend. President Trump rings the New York Stock Exchange opening |
| 0:22.7 | bell to launch his game-changing Trump savings accounts for American kids. |
| 0:28.9 | Let's dive in. |
| 0:30.4 | Another serious scandal is rocking the main Senate race. |
| 0:34.3 | Graham Platner, already a scandal-scarred candidate hoping to take on Susan Collins, |
| 0:40.3 | is now facing a disturbing rape accusation from his ex-girlfriend Jenny Rassikot. |
| 0:46.8 | Rassikot came forward to Politico, backed by correspondence with her therapist, and multiple |
| 0:52.9 | confidants, she told at the time. |
| 0:55.7 | She says the incident happened in 2021 after she had texted Plattner that she didn't want |
| 1:01.7 | to see him and told him not to come over. |
| 1:04.7 | Platner allegedly entered her unlocked home anyway, and she described him as very drunk |
| 1:10.4 | and wouldn't take no for an answer. |
| 1:13.1 | Rassikot described telling him, no, don't, but said the look on his face made it clear there |
| 1:18.8 | was no consent. |
| 1:20.5 | She gave a graphic account of Plattner coming up the stairs, getting on top of her on the |
| 1:25.6 | couch, and getting physical despite her repeated |
| 1:28.7 | refusals. |
| 1:30.1 | She broke away once, but he continued. |
| 1:32.9 | She retreated to her bedroom, where she alleges he had non-consensual sex with her. |
| 1:38.8 | The two had met on Bumble in 2019 and had an on-again-off-again relationship. |
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