Joe Biden denied sexual assault claims by a former staffer, saying in a statement on Friday that the alleged incident “never happened.” The allegations have cast a shadow over BidenR…
denied sexual assault claims by a former staffer, saying in a statement on Friday that the alleged incident “never happened.”
The allegations have cast a shadow over Biden’s presidential campaign, with some criticizing the former vice president for failing to fully address the claims., a former aide to Biden, claims that when he was a senator from Delaware, he pinned her against a wall and used his fingers to penetrate her. Reade said she filed a complaint, but that has not been located.
Conservatives have charged liberals with a double-standard, citing the controversy around Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing, which was nearly derailed when he was accused of assault. Biden’s opponent, President Donald Trump, has several allegations of sexual harassment and assault against him.
“As a presidential candidate, I’m accountable to the American people,” Biden said in his statement. “We have lived long enough with a president who doesn’t think he is accountable to anyone, and takes responsibility for nothing. That’s not me. I believe being accountable means having the difficult conversations, even when they are uncomfortable. People need to hear the truth.”
Biden’s statement was released shortly before he appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” In an interview on the program, Biden reiterated his denials, saying Reade’s claims ““never, never happened.”
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