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As Biden fends off sexual assault charge, National Archives says it has no relevant records
The National Archives said Friday it has no record of any files from a congressional office that might contain evidence of a sexual misconduct complaint against Vice President Joe Biden from 27 years ago, when he was a senator.
“The short answer is no — we don’t have those. Those records are with the Congress,” John Valceanu, director of communications for the archives, told Yahoo News.
The archives later put out a statement saying in its entirety: “Any records of Senate personnel complaints from 1993 would have remained under the control of the Senate. Accordingly inquiries related to these records should be directed to the Senate.” The office of the secretary of the Senate did not respond to a request for comment.
Earlier this year Biden was hit with an accusation that he assaulted a former member of his staff in 1993. The accuser, Tara Reade, said she had also filed a formal complaint of sexual harassment about her time working in Biden's office but does not have a copy. She said the harassment complaint did not include details of the assault.