05-01-2020, 11:27 AM
On Morning Joe today, Joe Biden said that the sexual assault that former staffer Tara Reade is alleging, "unequivocally never happened".
Reade's story has changed several times. When she came forward initially, she said that Biden's touchiness made her uncomfortable when she worked for him 27 years ago. She did not mention sexual assault.
Recently, she claimed that he fingered her in the hallway of the Senate and said she filed a complaint back then (no record of that complaint has materialized). She then filed a criminal complaint, which she acknowledges can't be prosecuted because it's way past the statute of limitations.
One of Reade's friends says Reade told her about the alleged assault at the time. There's also a video of a woman who is reported to be Reade's mother calling Larry King years ago and claiming her daughter had a problem with a very prominent senator (no name given).
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Reade's story has changed several times. When she came forward initially, she said that Biden's touchiness made her uncomfortable when she worked for him 27 years ago. She did not mention sexual assault.
Recently, she claimed that he fingered her in the hallway of the Senate and said she filed a complaint back then (no record of that complaint has materialized). She then filed a criminal complaint, which she acknowledges can't be prosecuted because it's way past the statute of limitations.
One of Reade's friends says Reade told her about the alleged assault at the time. There's also a video of a woman who is reported to be Reade's mother calling Larry King years ago and claiming her daughter had a problem with a very prominent senator (no name given).
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