Democrats begin to confront Biden allegations
By Jonathan Easley and Amie Parnes - 04/30/20 06:00 AM EDT
Top Democrats are defending former Vice President Joe Biden against allegations made by Tara Reade, a former aide who says the then-senator sexually assaulted her in 1993.
Two powerful Democratic women – Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), a former rival to Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination, and Stacey Abrams, a top candidate to be Biden’s running mate, have come to Biden’s defense, saying that women have the right to be heard but that they do not believe Reade’s allegations against Biden.
“I know Joe Biden and I think he’s telling the truth and this did not happen,†Abrams said on CNN.
The Biden campaign has denied the allegations, although Biden has not addressed the matter himself.
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