Tara Reade: 5 Things To Know About Former Senate Staffer Who Accused Joe Biden Of Sexual Assault
Tara Reade, 56, has accused former Vice President Joe Biden of allegedly sexually assaulting her in 1993, when she worked as a staffer in his Senate office. Reade says that the then-Delaware Senator, now 77, allegedly pushed her up against a wall in a “semiprivate” area of a Senate building, kissed her, and assaulted her with his fingers. Her shocking account came in March 2020 via a podcast interview, just as Biden became the presumptive 2020 Democratic nominee for president. Biden has vehemently denied the allegations, including during a May 1 interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. Here’s what you should know about Reade and her accusations: