Biden speaks with Anita Hill [View all]

[brooklynite]

The Hill

Former Vice President Joe Biden, who Thursday announced a presidential bid, spoke with Anita Hill, a Biden campaign aide said Thursday.

"They have spoken," campaign aide Kate Bedingfield said on CNN. She declined to give more information on the "private discussion."
Hill accused Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing in 1991.

Thomas has denied her allegations. Hill's treatment during the hearing by Biden, who was then chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has come under scrutiny in light of the #MeToo movement and heightened weight on sexual misconduct claims.

Bedingfield touted also Biden's later actions on women's issues including his advocacy for women to join the Senate Judiciary committee and his support for Violence Against Women Act.

Biden said last month that he wished he could have done something about Hill's treatment during the hearing.