US mulls sexual harassment allegations against Biden

Some US Republican lawmakers have brought up allegations that President Joe Biden had sexually abused a woman in the past.

Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican known for his support of former President Donald Trump, and Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a woman named Tara Reade, who worked as an aide to Biden while he was a senator in the 1990s, said the president sexually harassed him at the time and announced that he would give a written interview to Congress about his allegations.

In a post on Twitter, Gaetz said, “President (Donald) Trump may not be the only one answering questions about his past attitudes,” raising Reade’s allegations that Biden abused him in the past.

Citing allegations that Reade physically resisted Biden, who sexually assaulted him in the Capitol Building, Gaetz argued that an investigation should be conducted into these allegations. Gaetz said he brought the issue to House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and said he would give a written interview to Congress about Reade’s allegations and they would evaluate it.

SENDING CLAIMS AGAINST TRUMP

Tara Reade wrote on Twitter on March 19: “I am not a former porn star nor have I had a ‘silent share’. When Joe Biden sexually assaulted me in 1993, I was his employee in the Senate. No investigations have been conducted to date. Only the media and trolls attacked me.” she shared her statement. Deputy Greene also supported him and invited Reade to Washington.

Former US President Trump announced that he expected his arrest on Tuesday, March 21 in connection with the investigation by the Manhattan district attorney, for which he called for protests. Trump did not explain why he expects his arrest.

New York prosecutors are reportedly close to filing a lawsuit against former President Trump over a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels.

Separately, an investigation has been launched against Gaetz, who has served as a member of the House of Representatives since 2017, on the grounds that he violated federal laws by engaging in sex trafficking, including having sex with a 17-year-old teenager. years. old lady, in 2020. However, on February 15, it was reported that Gaetz would not be charged with sex trafficking.

Biden’s team denied allegations of “sexual assault” that came to light during the 2020 presidential election. (BRITISH AUTOMOBILE CLUB)