Fox News: Pelosi Is ‘Satisfied’ With Biden’s Denial of Sexual Assault Accusation

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In a video uploaded to YouTube by Fox News titled, “Pelosi says she’s ‘satisfied’ with Biden’s denial of sexual assault accusation,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi officially endorses Biden despite claims of sexual assault.

Pelosi did not make any mention of the allegations made against Biden in her endorsement video, according to Fox News..

When asked for comment, Pelosi’s office referred Fox News to an April 17 interview with MSNBC in which she was asked if she’s satisfied with Biden’s denial.

“Yes, I am. I am very much involved in this issue. I always want to give the opportunity that women deserve to be heard. I am satisfied with his answer, yes,” she said.

“I’m proud to endorse Joe Biden for president of the United States because he will be an extraordinary president,” Pelosi said in the video. “He knows how to get the job done.”

“Joe Biden brings values and integrity to work every day, because he never forgets his roots,” Pelosi said. “Now more than ever we need a forward-looking, battle-tested leader who will fight for the people.”

Pelosi did not make any mention of the allegations made against Biden in her endorsement video.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has not commented on the allegations either.

“Governor Whitmer believes that it is important that these allegations are vetted, from the media to beyond and that it is something that no one takes lightly,” a spokesperson for Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told Fox News on Saturday.

“[I]n this case — and your listeners should look at the story — there was a thorough review by The New York Times. And I think that’s very important to have, especially involving public figures,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said in an appearance on NPR. “But I think when I look at — when I see Vice President Biden, someone I worked with, I see him on — a leader on domestic abuse — led the bill before people were even willing to talk about those horrific crimes and has really been a champion of abuses of power against women and has used his voice on the domestic abuse front in such a big way.”

Both Whitmer and Klobuchar are being considered for potential vice presidential picks for Biden.

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High-profile Democrats who have commented on the matter have largely tiptoed around the allegation, which was bolstered Friday when video resurfaced of a caller into CNN’s “Larry King Live” in 1993 in which the alleged victim claims her mother was discussing — without naming Biden or using the words “sexual assault” — the sexual assault Biden allegedly committed against her daughter.

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Fox News over the weekend reached out to Whitmer, Klobuchar and 14 other women who have been rumored to be on the shortlist for Biden’s vice presidential pick to ask for comment on the new developments in the story. Whitmer’s office was the only one to respond.

The allegations against Biden are leveled by Tara Reade, who said she was a staff assistant for Biden in 1993 when he was in the Senate.

Reade, who has openly advocated for Biden primary rival Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has come forward before — last year, when multiple women emerged claiming inappropriate touching by Biden. But late last month she told a far more graphic version of events to The Intercept and later to podcast host Katie Halper that raised the level of the allegations against Biden to sexual assault.