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groundloop

(11,519 posts)
Mon Apr 13, 2020, 01:29 PM Apr 2020

Former Senate staffer accuses Joe Biden of sexual assault

Source: ABC News

WASHINGTON -- A former aide to Joe Biden is accusing the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee of sexually assaulting her during the early 1990s when he was a senator. Biden’s campaign denies the charges.

In two recent interviews with The Associated Press, Tara Reade alleged the assault occurred in the basement of a Capitol Hill office building in the spring of 1993. She filed a police report in Washington on Thursday saying she was the victim of a sexual assault by an unnamed person in 1993, a copy of which was obtained by the AP.

It’s not the first time Reade has made an accusation against the former vice president. Last year, Reade publicly accused Biden of inappropriate touching, but did not allege sexual assault.

In a statement, Biden deputy campaign manager and communications director Kate Bedingfield said the former vice president has “dedicated his public life to changing the culture and the laws around violence against women,” pointing to his work passing the Violence Against Women Act. She said “he firmly believes that women have a right to be heard — and heard respectfully,” but added: “Such claims should also be diligently reviewed by an independent press.”

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/senate-staffer-accuses-joe-biden-sexual-assault-70113101?cid=clicksource_4380645_2_heads_hero_live_headlines_hed



I certainly hope that the Biden campaign nips this in the bud and proves it to be the hoax that I believe it is.
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Former Senate staffer accuses Joe Biden of sexual assault (Original Post) groundloop Apr 2020 OP
Why are you posting this? This is NOT "Latest Breaking News", nor is it news. This has been.... George II Apr 2020 #1
Put a FORK IN THE ISSUE... FarPoint Apr 2020 #2
Read the whole article. It debunks the claims. marble falls Apr 2020 #3

George II

(67,782 posts)
1. Why are you posting this? This is NOT "Latest Breaking News", nor is it news. This has been....
Mon Apr 13, 2020, 01:32 PM
Apr 2020

....batted around here for almost a month already.

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