Joe Biden denies sexual assault allegation made by former staffer

This is the first public comment Biden has made on the accusation.

By Press Association Friday 1 May 2020, 1:11 PM

May 1st 2020, 1:11 PM 20,834 Views 94 Comments

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JOE BIDEN HAS denied a former staffer’s allegation of sexual assault, saying the accusation is “not true”.

“This never happened,” Biden, said in a statement today.

The statement is the former vice-president’s first public comment on an accusation of sexual assault by his former Senate staffer, Tara Reade.

He is appearing on MSNBC’s Morning Joe today to discuss the allegation for the first time on television.

Joe Biden, asked on @Morning_Joe if he sexually assaulted Tara Reade:

“No, it is not true. I’m saying unequivocally it never, never happened. And it didn’t. It never happened.” pic.twitter.com/nXIAdGloG5
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 1, 2020

Source: MSNBC/Twitter

The presumptive Democratic nominee for the presidency is expected to duel with Donald Trump for the keys to the White House in November.

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Joe Biden denies sexual assault allegation made by former staffer