Biden wants to take on Trump, but some wonder if the candidate's long political history could come back to bite him.
on Thursday about the former vice president. Biden was chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1991 when Hill leveled allegations of sexual harassment against Thomas and has faced criticism over his handling of the hearings.
Biden’s campaign said he spoke with Hill after arranging a telephone call a few weeks ago in which he sought to express his “regret for what she endured” at the hands of the committee., saying she was troubled by the reports from several women about Biden’s alleged inappropriate touching. “I cannot be satisfied by simply saying I’m sorry for what happened to you,” Hill told the Times. “I will be satisfied when I know there is real change and real accountability and real purpose. ... He needs to give an apology to the other women and to the American public because we know now how deeply disappointed Americans around the country were about what they saw. And not just women.”, saying he understood that “social norms are changing” in a statement several weeks ago.
“Social norms have begun to change, they’ve shifted, and the boundaries of protecting personal space have been reset, and I get it,” the candidate said. “I get it. I hear what they’re saying.” But it’s unclear how the ongoing fallout from the allegations and Hill’s experience will affect the former vice president on the campaign trail. Biden's campaign said the candidate would not take money from registered lobbyists of corporate PACs. But a fundraising event Thursday has drawn scrutiny.
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