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elleng

(130,895 posts)
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 04:07 PM Apr 2020

'McConnell says Biden will have to release more information

surrounding Tara Reade allegation
"It's a very challenging thing to run for president," the majority leader says.


Mitch McConnell said Thursday that Joe Biden will likely have to "participate in releasing all of the information related to" the allegations of sexual assault from former Biden staffer Tara Reade.

Though the Senate majority leader has not made the same request for the dozen-plus sexual assault allegations leveled at President Donald Trump, McConnell (R-Ky.) said the Reade allegation is fair game. Reade claims Biden assaulted her in 1993; Biden's campaign has denied the allegation but the former vice president has yet to address it himself.

On Fox News, McConnell was asked whether Biden's papers at the University of Delaware should be released to offer more information about the alleged assault. McConnell and Biden worked closely together during Biden's time as vice president on fiscal matters.'>>>

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/30/mcconnell-biden-reade-allegation-225868?

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'McConnell says Biden will have to release more information (Original Post) elleng Apr 2020 OP
Biden says Agolf Twitler will have to release his tax returns SoonerPride Apr 2020 #1
Thank YOU! smirkymonkey Apr 2020 #31
right after donnie releases 25 years of taxes and everything about all the accusations against him unblock Apr 2020 #2
Can we see Trump's tax returns first? gratuitous Apr 2020 #3
Why doesn't Trump have to release similar information Jarqui Apr 2020 #4
I'd like to know how much money he has paid to each of his accusers for their silence. Arkansas Granny Apr 2020 #7
Fuck Mitch. There is no information to release. LakeArenal Apr 2020 #5
Who cares what that POS wants. There is no rule that forces him to release anything. 58Sunliner Apr 2020 #6
If the campaign has denied the allegation, that MEANS the VP denies the allegation. WTF still_one Apr 2020 #8
Krassensteins thread.. asiliveandbreathe Apr 2020 #12
Thank-you for this still_one Apr 2020 #13
The Krass Bros are a bunch of dumbass, bottom-feeders. n/t demmiblue Apr 2020 #18
NO They Are NOT. They make a Good Case for why Tara Cha Apr 2020 #20
As I responded to the "shoot the messenger" comment..Reade is the one asiliveandbreathe Apr 2020 #23
Exactly, asiliveandbreathe! It's not the Krassensteins' Story.. Cha Apr 2020 #26
The story is told BY TARA READE..ALL OF THE STORIES.. asiliveandbreathe Apr 2020 #22
+1000 smirkymonkey Apr 2020 #32
Message to Moscow Mitch: madaboutharry Apr 2020 #9
Don't think so, Turtleman. sinkingfeeling Apr 2020 #10
Right after mitch and Donnie get rid of some redactipns, I mean all redactions, of the past 3.5 year Tech Apr 2020 #11
And what is Moscow Mitch going to do about this Bettie Apr 2020 #14
It appears mcconnells hypocrisy knows no bounds asiliveandbreathe Apr 2020 #15
Hey Mitch! Tara Reade has the burden of proof here, not Joe Biden. no_hypocrisy Apr 2020 #16
We'll have to release Moscow Mitch from his job. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #17
Yet he doesn't mention Trump who has cases now in the court system for this very thing and worse. Vinca Apr 2020 #19
Fuck OFF, Asshole-mitch. Cha Apr 2020 #21
why doesn't the media ever demand this fucked up scumbag ever answer for his actions JI7 Apr 2020 #24
"Im not releasing shit untill he releases his tax returns." Joe GusFring Apr 2020 #25
Eat shit and die McConnell Blue Owl Apr 2020 #27
We'll send it c/o your old Kentucky home after we've retired you, Mitch. Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2020 #28
McConnell needs to release information on his Army discharge. Kingofalldems Apr 2020 #29
The mere word "sex" brings all the Puritans out of the woodwork... kentuck Apr 2020 #30
Fuck that asshole... dajoki Apr 2020 #33
I hope the Democratic Party and good Americans have a plan to... WyattKansas Apr 2020 #34
I believe something like that is coming from the Dems. Progressive Jones Apr 2020 #36
how can you release documents about something that never happened??? Takket Apr 2020 #35
 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
31. Thank YOU!
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 06:04 PM
Apr 2020

How fucking DARE he! The nerve of that bastard! Has there ever been a bigger hypocrite on the face of the planet?

While we're at it, let's open up a full investigation on all the very credible accusations of Trump's violent sexual assaults. Then we can maybe talk about Biden.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
3. Can we see Trump's tax returns first?
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 04:09 PM
Apr 2020

That promise is still hanging out there after four years.

Besides, what information does Biden have, and which allegation should he respond to? The one from 1995? Or the mid-2000s? Or last month's?

Jarqui

(10,123 posts)
4. Why doesn't Trump have to release similar information
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 04:10 PM
Apr 2020

on the accusations levied by 25 women against Trump?

Someone should be asking McConnell that.

still_one

(92,187 posts)
8. If the campaign has denied the allegation, that MEANS the VP denies the allegation. WTF
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 04:27 PM
Apr 2020

is this talking point that the former VP has yet to address it himself

What is Biden suppossed to say? He will deny the accusation, and his accuser will say he is lying, and Biden will say he is not

Enjoy the circular firing squad

Here is a timeline of events, regarding Tara Reade’s actions toward both Joe Biden:

December 1992 — August 1993 — Tara Reade worked as a Senate aide in Joe Biden’s office.
2009 — Reade commended Biden for actions he has taken against domestic violence.
2017 — Reade repeatedly attacked Putin and Russia on Twitter for election interference and for Russian legislation that legalized domestic violence.
2017 — Reade repeatedly praised Joe Biden through tweets, retweets and “likes” on Twitter. On multiple occasions she boosts him for his work on helping end sexual assault.
2018 — Reade claims she liked Russia since she left Washington DC (Over a decade ago), and praised Putin and Russia over and over again. She also directly praised Putin for his treatment of women in multiple articles.
January of 2019 — Reade first begins talking about her sexual harassment allegations against Joe Biden on Twitter.
March, 2019 — Reade continues to praise Putin.
April, 2019 — Reade comes forward with her original allegations against Biden, but says his actions were NOT “sexualization,” but rather compared his actions toward her as being demeaning and treating her like a “pretty” lamp that is thrown away when it’s too bright. She also claimed that her story was not “a story about sexual misconduct.”
September 2019 — Reade calls on Joe Biden to be investigated for his dealings with Ukraine.
January, 2020 — Reade continues to praise Vladimir Putin on Twitter.
March, 2020 — Reade comes forward again, this time claiming that Joe Biden did sexually assault her in 1993.
March, 2020 — Reade tells Vox News that she started liking Putin and Russia in 2018 after “watching Noam Chomsky,” but no longer likes Putin after finding out about domestic violence in Russia. (note: in 2018 she claimed to have loved Russia since over a decade ago, and in 2017 she was posting tweets on her account related to Russia’s domestic violence.)

https://medium.com/%40eddiekrassenstein/evidence-casts-doubt-on-tara-reades-sexual-assault-allegations-of-joe-biden-e4cb3ee38460

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
23. As I responded to the "shoot the messenger" comment..Reade is the one
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 05:40 PM
Apr 2020

who is telling the story.."all" of them...

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
22. The story is told BY TARA READE..ALL OF THE STORIES..
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 05:38 PM
Apr 2020

Shoot the messenger?? seems in this case Tara Alexandria Moulton Mcsomething Reade,, who can't keep her story straight is the bottom feeder..surprised she can even remember what her name is..

Tech

(1,771 posts)
11. Right after mitch and Donnie get rid of some redactipns, I mean all redactions, of the past 3.5 year
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 04:40 PM
Apr 2020

Bettie

(16,100 posts)
14. And what is Moscow Mitch going to do about this
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 04:45 PM
Apr 2020

demand documents? Subpoena him?

I hear all that stuff is optional these days. If you don't want to comply, no one can make you.

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
15. It appears mcconnells hypocrisy knows no bounds
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 04:53 PM
Apr 2020

Doc Holliday..

Many have expressed the need to release the Mueller Report..100% unredacted, release the pos tax returns for last 12 years, the pos needs to provide E Jean Carroll with his DNA, unredacted documents surrounding the murder of Mr. Khashoggi, who made the decision the Feds confiscate PPE, masks from states - and on, and on..

no_hypocrisy

(46,094 posts)
16. Hey Mitch! Tara Reade has the burden of proof here, not Joe Biden.
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 05:01 PM
Apr 2020

If you think you can do an Al Franken Redux, you're delusional and not hiding it.

Vinca

(50,269 posts)
19. Yet he doesn't mention Trump who has cases now in the court system for this very thing and worse.
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 05:26 PM
Apr 2020

JI7

(89,249 posts)
24. why doesn't the media ever demand this fucked up scumbag ever answer for his actions
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 05:42 PM
Apr 2020

whenever he does something fucked up there media treats it line a sports game and makes the biggest point of the whole thing about what the democratic reaction will be.

ask this fucked up pervert why he enjoys men bragging about sexual assault.

 

GusFring

(756 posts)
25. "Im not releasing shit untill he releases his tax returns." Joe
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 05:42 PM
Apr 2020

They go low, we go just as low, if not lower. I'm ready to play those kind of games.

kentuck

(111,092 posts)
30. The mere word "sex" brings all the Puritans out of the woodwork...
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 06:03 PM
Apr 2020

Except when it is one of their own.

dajoki

(10,678 posts)
33. Fuck that asshole...
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 06:30 PM
Apr 2020

Biden doesn't have to do anything the turtle says. Lets see all of the chump's finances including the tax returns. And while we're at it lets also see everything about his sexual assault allegations.

WyattKansas

(1,648 posts)
34. I hope the Democratic Party and good Americans have a plan to...
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 07:09 PM
Apr 2020

Release explosive documentation and/or proof right before the election against all Republicans and their payments from Russia to damage the United States. Along with any and all other crooked drug deals, obscene antics, fraud, taxpayer abuse, etc. etc. to bury the Republican Party for the next several decades, along with their underlings and minions in lower government levels.

Anyone have recordings of tRump and Republicans bragging about killing off part of the population with their failed COVID-19 response?

Progressive Jones

(6,011 posts)
36. I believe something like that is coming from the Dems.
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 07:38 PM
Apr 2020

You know the GOP is cooking up all kinds of attempts at an "October Surprise".
I just hope the Dems strike first. We may even see that this Summer.
Plenty of time to let it sink in.

Takket

(21,564 posts)
35. how can you release documents about something that never happened???
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 07:25 PM
Apr 2020

Even Reade says the supposed complaint she made to the Senate doesn't have any proof of existence!

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