AP Exclusive: Harassment, assault absent in Biden complaint

ALEXANDRA JAFFE, DON THOMPSON and STEPHEN BRAUN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Tara Reade, the former Senate staffer who alleges Joe Biden sexually assaulted her 27 years ago, says she filed a limited report with a congressional personnel office that did not explicitly accuse him of sexual assault or harassment. "I remember talking about him wanting me to serve drinks because he liked my legs and thought I was pretty and it made me uncomfortable," Reade said in an interview Friday with The Associated Press. "I know that I was too scared to write about the sexual assault." Reade said she described her issues with Biden but "the main word I used — and I know I didn't use sexual harassment — I used 'uncomfortable.' And I remember 'retaliation.'" Reade described the report afte
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