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Examining the sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden

By Lisa Lerer and Sydney Ember
New York Times·
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Tara Reade, a former Senate aide, has accused Joe Biden of assaulting her in 1993 and says she told others about it. A Biden spokeswoman said the allegation is false, and former Senate office staff members do not recall such an incident.

A former Senate aide who last year accused Joe Biden of inappropriate touching has made an allegation of sexual assault against the former vice president, the Democratic Party's presumptive presidential nominee this fall.

The former aide, Tara Reade,

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