Joe Biden denies sexually assaulting former Senate aide

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Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Friday denied that he sexually assaulted a former Senate aide, addressing the allegation publicly for the first time under increasing pressure from his party to speak about it.

“I want to address allegations by a former staffer that I engaged in misconduct 27 years ago,” Biden said in a written statement released by his campaign. “They aren’t true. This never happened.”

The statement was released shortly before Biden was to appear on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”

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