Former Vice President Joe Biden said he takes “responsibility” for the treatment of Anita Hill during Justice Clarence Thomas’ 1991 confirmation hearing
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Monday said he takes “responsibility” for the treatment of Anita Hill during Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ 1991 confirmation hearing.
The Democratic presidential candidate's remarks were his latest attempts to address his oft-criticized handling of the hearing — during which Hill, a young African American law professor, faced aggressive questioning from an all-white, all-male Senate Judiciary Committee.“I believed her from the very beginning, but I was chairman,” Biden said in a “Good Morning America”that will air Tuesday. “She did not get a fair hearing. She did not get treated well. That's my responsibility.
In the four days since Biden officially announced his candidacy, the former vice president has faced a number of questions about Hill, to which he has offered a smattering of different responses. In an interview on “The View” last Friday, Biden said he was “sorry” Hill faced the treatment she did but did not claim personal responsibility for the way the hearing was handled.
”Look, there were a lot of mistakes made across the board. For that I apologize. We may have been able to conduct it better,” Biden said on “The View.” “I believed Dr. Hill from the beginning.”
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