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Have you heard about the Joe Biden allegations? If you're relying on corporate media for your information, the answer is "probably not." As of April 8, there has been exactly zero coverage of the sexual assault allegations on CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, ABC or CBS News. Likewise, The New York Times and USA Today and have failed to discuss it. Meanwhile, the only mentions of Reade's name in The Washington Post appear as a paragraph buried thousands of words into a long news roundup and an unscripted question from a reader in a live Q&A session.
After Bernie Sanders pulled out of the race today, Joe Biden appears to be the Democrats' man for November. However, the former vice president's past is again coming back to bite him; in an interview with writer and podcast host Katie Halper, his former staff assistant Tara Reade accused the then-senator of sexually assaulting her in the Capitol Building in 1993. The allegations, if true, meet the legal definition of rape in the United States.
Halper contacted Reade's brother and friend, who both confirmed that Reade had told them about the event in 1993.
Biden's team categorically deny the accusations. "Women have a right to tell their story, and reporters have an obligation to rigorously vet those claims," said Kate Bedingfield, the former vice president's deputy campaign manager and communications director. "We encourage them to do so, because these accusations are false."
After Bernie Sanders pulled out of the race today, Joe Biden appears to be the Democrats' man for November. However, the former vice president's past is again coming back to bite him; in an interview with writer and podcast host Katie Halper, his former staff assistant Tara Reade accused the then-senator of sexually assaulting her in the Capitol Building in 1993. The allegations, if true, meet the legal definition of rape in the United States.
"It happened all at once. He just had me up against the wall.... His hands were on me and underneath my clothes. He went down my skirt and then up inside it and he penetrated me with his fingers.
"Everything shattered in that moment... I looked up to him... He was this champion of women's rights in my eyes. I couldn't believe it was happening. It seemed surreal."As she forced him away, he said, "I thought you liked me," before adding, "you're nothing to me... You're nothing."
Halper contacted Reade's brother and friend, who both confirmed that Reade had told them about the event in 1993.
Biden's team categorically deny the accusations. "Women have a right to tell their story, and reporters have an obligation to rigorously vet those claims," said Kate Bedingfield, the former vice president's deputy campaign manager and communications director. "We encourage them to do so, because these accusations are false."