What 74 former Biden staffers think about Tara Reade’s allegations

[TheRuralJuror]

What 74 former Biden staffers think about Tara Reade's allegations

We spoke to dozens of Joe Biden’s staffers, most of whom were women, to get a broader picture of his behavior toward women throughout his career, how they see Tara Reade’s allegation and whether there was evidence of a larger pattern.

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The PBS NewsHour spoke with 74 former Biden staffers, of whom 62 were women, in order to get a broader picture of his behavior toward women over the course of his career, how they see the new allegation, and whether there was evidence of a larger pattern.

None of the people interviewed said that they had experienced sexual harassment, assault or misconduct by Biden. All said they never heard any rumors or allegations of Biden engaging in sexual misconduct, until the recent assault allegation made by Tara Reade. Former staffers said they believed Reade should be heard, and acknowledged that their experiences do not disprove her accusation.

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The interviews revealed previously unreported details about the Biden office when Reade worked there, such as an account that she lost her job because of her poor performance, not as retaliation for lodging complaints about sexual harassment, as Reade has said.

Other recollections from former staffers corroborated things she has described publicly, such as Biden's use of the Senate gym and a supervisor admonishing her for dressing inappropriately.

Overall, the people who spoke to the NewsHour described largely positive and gratifying experiences working for Biden, painting a portrait of someone who was ahead of his time in empowering women in the workplace.

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Take the accounts as you will, of course. If anything, this gives some background accounts on the matter. Didn't see a topic.
Edit:looks like another poster just got to it as well. Requesting closure on this topic since that one is already active.

 

[Erpy]

With folks like Cosby, Roger Ailes and Harvey Weinstein their conduct was like an open secret and once one allegation was brought out, a whole bunch of others would come out and say "yeah, that stuff happened to me too", corroborating each other's accounts. The seeming absence of a pattern here is probably why this will remain a case of he said/she said.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Locked per OP's request due to it being a duplicate thread.

PBS: What 74 former Biden staffers think about Tara Reade’s allegations

Great article from one of the most fair and respected news outlets in America. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-74-former-biden-staffers-think-about-tara-reades-allegations It's a very long piece but worth reading. Of the 74 they spoke to (62 being women) none said they had heard...

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