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Tara Reade said Biden had sexually assaulted her.

In April 2019, Tara Reade said that Joe Biden touched her in a way that made her “feel uncomfortable” during his time as a Senator for Delaware.[1] There were seven other women who said the same thing at the time.[2] In March 2020, she said that Biden sexually assaulted her instead.[3] Reade said that at the time of the assault, she told her mother, her brother, and a friend who worked in Senator Ted Kennedy’s office about what happened,[4] but currently the fan website TaraReadeTruth.com says that there are as many as eight people that she told.[5]

In May 2020, it was found that attorney Douglas Wigdor would be representing Reade pro bono. He is known for representing six women who alleged sexual misconduct by Harvey Weinstein.[6] However, Wigdor stopped representing her[7] later on in the month when news reported that the Monterey District Attorney's Office in Monterey, California was investigating Reade for lying about her school and work experience in court. They had hired her as an expert witness on domestic violence, and she testified during several court cases.[8] The investigation started after many news websites and newspapers reported that she lied about obtaining an undergraduate degree from Antioch University under a "protected program".[9] There was no protected program, and she did not receive a degree.[10] The District Attorney's Office decided not to punish her for the lying about the degree, even though they confirmed that she had lied.[11]

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  1. ↑ Riquelmy, Alan. "Nevada County woman says Joe Biden inappropriately touched her while working in his U.S. Senate office". www.theunion.com.
  2. ↑ Lampen, Amanda Arnold, Claire (2020-04-12). "All the Women Who Have Spoken Out Against Joe Biden". The Cut. Retrieved 2021-01-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ North, Anna (March 27, 2020). "A sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden has ignited controversy". Vox.
  4. ↑ Grim, Ryan (March 24, 2020). "Time's Up Said It Could Not Fund a #MeToo Allegation Against Joe Biden, Citing Its Nonprofit Status and His Presidential Run".
  5. ↑ Clare, Avalon (November 21, 2020). ""We recently made an infographic of the corroboration of Tara Reade's allegations..."". Twitter.
  6. ↑ Jaffe, Alexandra (May 8, 2020). "Prominent lawyer, Trump donor representing Biden accuser". Associated Press. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  7. ↑ McParl, Tom; May 22, |; PM, 2020 at 12:14. "Wigdor Drops Biden Accuser Tara Reade as a Client, Decries 'Double Standard' in Coverage". New York Law Journal. Retrieved 2021-01-22. {{cite web}}: |first2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ "Monterey County DA to investigate if Biden accuser Tara Reade gave 'false testimony under oath' about expert witness credentials". Business Insider. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  9. ↑ Phillips, Amber. "Analysis | What we know about Tara Reade's sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  10. ↑ CNN, MJ Lee and Ellie Kaufman. "A complicated life and conflicting accounts muddle efforts to understand Tara Reade's allegation against Joe Biden". CNN. Retrieved 2021-01-22. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. ↑ Duan, Mary. "Prosecutors decline to file perjury charges against Biden accuser who they say lied about her credentials as an expert witness". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
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