BREAKING: Biden denies Tara Reade's sexual assault allegation
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden denied a former Senate staffer's allegation of sexual assault on Friday, saying “this never happened.”
“The former staffer has said she filed a complaint back in 1993,” Biden said. “But she does not have a record of this alleged complaint. The papers from my Senate years that I donated to the University of Delaware do not contain personnel files.” Republicans worried about President Donald Trump's increasingly precarious political standing are seizing on the allegation to portray Democrats as hypocrites who only defend women who allege wrongdoing against conservatives. They are digging in despite the fact that it could renew attention on the multiple sexual assault allegations lodged against Trump.
The November contest between Biden and Trump will be the first presidential race of the #MeToo era, which has led numerous women to come forward with allegations of sexual assault. Trump has been accused of assault and unwanted touching by numerous women, allegations he denies. “Women deserve to be heard," she said, “but I also believe that those allegations have to be investigated by credible sources.”
Some, most notably women, say they are paying close attention to the allegations, which gave them pause.
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