Biden to Break Silence on Tara Reade Sexual Assault Allegation on Morning Joe Friday
Presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden will appear on MSNBC’s Morning Joe on Friday to address the allegation by his former Senate staffer Tara Reade that he sexually assaulted her in 1993. This will mark the first time Biden has spoken about the charge by Reade that he pinned her against a wall, put a hand in her blouse and forced his fingers inside her when she was tasked with delivering a gym bag to Biden at a Senate office building. Reade recently filed a police report in D.C., but did not file charges when the alleged assault occurred. D.C. police say the case, which was filed after the expiration of the statute of limitations, is inactive. Reade says she lodged a written sexual harassment complaint with a Senate personnel office at the time.
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Politico reported Joe Scarborough was chosen for the interview because, “according to those familiar with Biden’s thinking, the candidate has a friendly relationship with the host, Joe Scarborough.”