Responding to former Senate staff member Tara Reade's assault allegations against Joe Biden, Gillibrand told reporters on Tuesday that she supports the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
The allegations against Biden first came to light last year, when Reade, alongside several other women, initially spoke out about inappropriate workplace behavior she said had taken place in 1993. At the time, Reade was employed as Biden's aide in the Delaware Senate. Her claims resurfaced earlier this month when Reade
with the Washington Metropolitan Police Department accusing Biden of pushing her against a wall and sexually assaulting her that same year. She provided a more detailed account of her experience during a podcast interview as well as a conversation withAcknowledging that the alleged crime's statute of limitations had passed, Reade said on Twitter that she"filed a police report for safety reasons only.
New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is pictured leaving the White House in March. On Tuesday, Gillibrand responded to sexual assault allegations against Joe Biden during a conference call with reporters, saying she supports the former Vice President and current presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.Biden's office has denied Reade's allegations, though the politician has not responded to them outright.
"Vice President Biden has dedicated his public life to changing the culture and the laws around violence against women," said Kate Bedingfield, Deputy Campaign Manager and Communications Director for Biden's campaign, in a statement."He authored and fought for the passage and reauthorization of the landmark Violence Against Women Act. He firmly believes that women have a right to be heard—and heard respectfully.
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