Former Vice President Joe Biden has emphatically denied an allegation that he sexually assaulted a woman more than 25 years ago, breaking weeks of silence on an issue that has dogged his presidential campaign.
a woman more than 25 years ago, breaking weeks of silence on an issue that has dogged his presidential campaign.“Responsible news organizations should examine and evaluate the full and growing record of inconsistencies in her story, which has changed repeatedly in both small and big ways,” he said.
He spoke amid mounting pressure from women’s groups and other supporters to go beyond the denial his campaign issued weeks ago, and address the accusation himself. The dispute has put his party in an awkward spot, as Republicans have pushed other Democrats to say whether they believe Biden or his accuser.
He also disputed her claim to have filed a formal complaint to a Senate personnel office, noting she had no record of the complaint. Biden said if there was such a complaint, it would be in the records of the National Archives.
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