Biden on MSNBC: No, I Will Not Allow U. Delaware Archives To Be Searched For Documents Regarding Tara Reade
He also said that he doesn’t want them released because the material “could be taken out of context” and used as “fodder in a campaign.”
On Morning Joe, presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden refused to allow the University of Delaware to release his Senate personnel records or even perform a name search of Tara Reade.
Tara Reade Name Search
Mika: “Are you certain there was nothing about Tara Reade in those records?”
Biden: “I am absolutely certain.”
Mika: “If so, why not approve a search of her name in those records?”
Biden: *crickets*
Biden also insisted that if Reade filed a complaint it would be in the National Archives. Earlier this morning, he said he wants the National Archives to release his records, but it is closed due to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.
Biden, asked why he won’t let the Univ. of Del. search his records for Tara Reade’s name, left speechless: pic.twitter.com/T24GHib7uS
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) May 1, 2020
Why not search for Reade's name? Biden: “Because the material in the University of Delaware has no personnel files but it does have a lot of confidential conversations that I had with the president about a particular issue, that I had with the heads of state of other places.." pic.twitter.com/GyItqXFT3F
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) May 1, 2020
Campaign Fodder
He also said that he doesn’t want them released because the material “could be taken out of context” and used as “fodder in a campaign.”
But I thought he was all about transparency?
Biden said the records contain “speeches I’ve made, positions I’ve taken, interviews,” which “could be taken out of context.” He mentioned the time he “met with Putin.”
Full exchange on Biden saying he won’t release his Senate records at the Univ. of Delaware —
“The idea that they would be made public while I was running for public office, they could be taken out of context … they could be fodder.” pic.twitter.com/tUOGBBttOd
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) May 1, 2020
Joe Biden says his University of Delaware documents should not be revealed because he’s “running for public office”https://t.co/AEtgu8SWLE pic.twitter.com/iiBjrNNp4T
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) May 1, 2020
#BelieveAllWomen Double Standard
Mika hammered Biden over the double standard we have witnessed since The Intercept published Reade’s accusations in March.
She even replayed his comments when Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh faced sexual assault allegations during his nomination.
He said: “For a woman to come forward in the glaring lights of focus nationally, you’ve got to start off with the presumption that at least the essence of what she’s talking about is real.”
Now he says:
"Do you regret what you said during the Kavanaugh hearing?"
Joe Biden: "What I said during the Kavanaugh hearings was that she had a right to be heard. The fact that she came forward, the presumption would be that she was telling the truth unless she wasn't telling the truth." pic.twitter.com/ZkG6rf281b
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) May 1, 2020
Joe Biden is asked about his comments about Brett Kavanaugh and how a woman should be presumed to be telling the truth when she comes forward:
"In the end, in every case, the truth is what matters. In this case, the truth is the claims are false." pic.twitter.com/AbThzLw4fT
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) May 1, 2020
"Is the essence what she is saying real? Why do you think she’s doing this?"
Joe Biden: "I don't know why she's saying this. I don't know why after 27 years, this gets raised." pic.twitter.com/fUOApoPARC
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) May 1, 2020
OH REALLY?! Because Reade told people about the alleged sexual assault. She said she told other staffers and filed a complaint.
Christine Blasey Ford told absolutely no one until Trump nominated Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court.
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You know someone is at the end of his rope and has run out of options when they appear on MSLSD to make an important declaration. You can always count on Mika and Joe when even Jake won’t touch it.
Gravely asked, “Joe, is this true?”
Gravely answered, “No, it is not.”
MSM, “The matter is now settled.”
Joe & DEMS actions are as good as a signed confession.
All roads lead to hillary clinton. You’ll see.
And Barrack Obama.
Hillary wishes, try as she might, she is running out of road.
I have nothing to hide, these allegations are false, lies!!!, but you can’t go investigating anything because it could show there might be something to this sexual harassment I did.
Interestingly, Kavanaugh didn’t have a choice when you attacked him.
“The idea that [Biden’s Senate records] would be made public while I was running for public office, they could be taken out of context … they could be fodder.”
Like Democrats demanding Trump’s tax returns?
Yes, exactly like that. And a bad excuse for exactly the same reason.
Demanding tax returns is an invasion of privacy. The IRS verifies that they are correct so the Dems would only use them to make up lies about Trump. Biden’s Senate records would convict Biden if they show he abused Tara Read.
How does he explain the Larry King interview with Tara’s mother, if these claims are false?
That’s easy to explain. She was lying then and she’s lying now. Also the story she told her mother then is not the same one she’s telling now — even she admits that. So even if something did happen then — and we don’t know that — it may not have been anything as serious as what she’s claiming now.
If this were anyone else I would be defending him and upholding his presumption of innocence. I don’t think someone should be destroyed merely because someone is making accusations. But he set the standards by which he should now be judged. As far as I’m concerned he is morally estopped from defending himself, because he wouldn’t let anyone else in his situation do so. He’s made his bed and now must lie in it.
Easy, she is psychotic.
Bottom line: The accusation is true.
And there may be evidence of other “indiscretions” in there, too. The hypocrisy is the frosting on the cake.
PDJT should offer up the exchange of tax returns for an unfettered examination of the papers at U of Delaware.
We don’t know and will probably never know whether the accusation is true. Just because we don’t like him doesn’t make it true. As a question of objective fact it’s completely open, and therefore the ordinary standards of decency would demand that we presume it not to be true. What makes this case different is that when it was other men being accused he rejected those ordinary standards of decency, so he shouldn’t be allowed to appeal to them now.
If there is no documentation supporting the claimed by Reade then the innocent Biden would open the records. The refusal of Biden to allow that tells us what we need to know. Remember this is the court of public opinion which has no exclusionary rule.
I’ve been up close with these things in a past life, although not in a political arena. When the suspect says “No, I didn’t do it” and follows up with “No, I won’t tell you where I was last Tuesday or who I might have been with”, then we know what we need to know. The next steps are intended to secure admissible evidence to complete the prosecution.
There may be documentation showing that she made an allegation then. That would not mean it was true. But it would be devastating for him if it were discovered now.
I’m completely innocent of any wrong doing whatsoever but if I let you see the evidence you might get the impression I’m not innocent. Therefore I will hide the evidence of my innocence. Trust me! Would I lie?
Thanks for the explanation Joe.
That’s actually a reasonable position to take. But until it was him in the crosshairs he demanded that we believe all women, and that accused men should be presumed guilty and have to prove their innocence beyond reasonable doubt. So it’s up to him now to do that.
Liar is as guilty as hell. Can’t wait to hear from all the others that he has hit-on, abused and violated.
FWIW, if Blasey-Ford were to come forth, I would not believe her. Besides, Joe is more discriminating than that.
History repeats itself:
“Ahh did not have sex with that woman, Miss Lewinsky.”
Meanwhile, the equivalent of the blue dress is safely ensconced in his senate records and he refuses to allow a search.
#BelieveAllWomenExceptWhenYouDont
— Joe Biden
Hopefully all the demented Democraps kept their p*ssy hats now that they actually have a real event to wear them at -> DNC convention to crown Joe as their King.
currently biden is a citizen of the U.S. he’s not an elected official. he’s not been appointed to any position. he’s not even secured the dem nomination yet.
given this, why does he have any influence over anything? he should no more or no less ‘pull’ than anyone else. so how can he demand the
Univ. of delaware do anything?
They’re bought and paid for. Why else would they give an idiot like biden’s wife a Phd?
Ms. Biden has an Ed.D., a doctorate in “educational leadership.” It’s a far cry from a genuine Ph.D. and any idiot can get one -and many do.
Because they’re his records, and they’re supposed to be sealed. Only he can give permission for them to be inspected.
Can’t that seal be broken by subpoena?
(Asking on behalf on my fellow non-lawyers.)
Gotta have grounds for one. I don’t see how anyone has any.
currently biden is a citizen of the U.S. he’s not an elected official. he’s not been appointed to any position. he’s not even secured the dem nomination yet.
given this, why does he have any influence over anything? he should no more or no less ‘pull’ than anyone else. so how can he demand the
Univ. of delaware do anything?
Slightly off topic but critical to the Democrat efforts to continue and improve their theft of elections:
https://pjmedia.com/election/j-christian-adams/2020/04/30/leftists-funders-dedicate-millions-to-transform-2020-elections-n387083
Two observations; If Mika is treating Biden like a republican, Mika is in on the Biden take down. And, Biden not allowing his records to be investigated reminds me of the seditious gay Kenyan commie not allowing anyone to see his college records. Columbia U anyone?
Name one president who ever allowed anyone to look at his college records.
I seem to remember GWB’s college records being scrutinized pretty thoroughly.
But maybe it’s my memory failing (unlike Joe, I’ll admit it.)
He released nothing before the 2000 election. Someone at Yale illegally leaked his records to the New Yorker.
In 2004, amid the TANG hoax (Ra<sup>th</sup>ergate), he released all his National Guard records, which included his undergraduate transcript; however his grades were blacked out, even though they had already been public knowledge for 5 years thanks to the leak.
Sleepy Dementia Joe for Prison 2020
Well, surprise, Joe’s not very good at this stuff. He can’t even lie convincingly—not exactly the guy we want dealing with the Russians and Chinese.
The “taken out of context” line is what torpedoes him this time. We’ve seen him squirming like this on previous occasions; it means that he did it pretty much as accused but where he’s from it’s just called “being friendly” so it’s all, ummmm, OK, sort of. Somebody seems to have impressed on him that he can’t get away with that drivel again.
Clueless Joe looked really bad this morning – more confused
Biden operatives searched senate records at Delaware library:
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-operatives-accessed-secret-senate-records-at-university-of-delaware-report-says
wasn’t it back in the 90’s that trump said he COULD (not DID) grab a woman by the genitals and they would let him?
cannot remember the date of that interview but if so in 2016 would have been 20+ years ago. correct me on date if I am wrong please.
interesting…
https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2020/05/01/wapo-say-doesnt-biden-open-records-people-outside-campaign/
I feel like MSNBC was intentionally misleading with the text-bar at the bottom of the screen.
“JOE BIDEN ADDRESSES TARA READE’S SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATION”
From that, I expect to hear some answers from him.
But instead of answers, I get a bunch of weasel-wording about how he’s not going to allow the allegation to be investigated or addressed.
If he were a Republican, that wouldn’t fly on any MSM station in the country. No, not even Fox News. The reporters would push for answers, and rightfully so.
But there’s a ‘D’ after his name, so it’s a perfectly acceptable “explanation”.
“In the end, in every case, the truth is what matters. In this case, the truth is the claims are false.” — Biden
BUT, but, Mr Biden: it’s not as if anyone here has a God’s-eye view and therefore can devine The Truth. Here on Earth we rely on evidence. Which you’re obviously trying to cover up.
What your statement (and behavior) appear to be saying is, “I know what happened and if I say it’s nothing then it’s nothing. Because I know, and you don’t.”
But, Mr Biden, we don’t trust you. Nor should we have to. We want to see the evidence.
And, umm, if your campaign had access to this evidence, we’ll want to know if they could have altered or destroyed any of it.
Yeah quid pro slo hoe joe, no one can look until your handlers have finished going through them all.
Joe Biden: “I don’t know why she’s saying this. I don’t know why after 27 years, this gets raised.”
Kind of sounds like an admission, doesn’t it?