She said she suffered emotional and violent physical abuse from both her father and ex-husband\
Reade misrepresented herself and her life experiences on numerous occasions, including lying under oath and in court proceedings. For example, she falsely claimed to hold a bachelor's degree from
Antioch University.
Before accusing Biden of sexual assault in 2020, Reade made other comments that cast her encounters with Biden differently. In April 2019, Reade said that she filed a complaint in 1993 against Biden with a Senate human resources office, in which she alleged that Biden had made her feel uncomfortable through comments she deemed demeaning, allegedly including a compliment about her looks and a request for Reade to serve drinks at a Senate event. However, in her complaint, Reade did not accuse Biden of any kind of sexual misconduct and made no mention of the alleged assault.
In May 2023, Reade defected to Russia to seek Russian citizenship, which she announced during an interview with
Sputnik in
Moscow alongside suspected Kremlin spy
Maria Butina, whom Reade called her friend.
[4] Reade said that she felt safe in Moscow.
She's a nutbag.
"Over the years, Reade spoke favorably about working for Biden", reported the
Associated Press in 2020.
[18] A few years before she accused Biden of sexual assault, Reade repeatedly praised Biden on her personal
Twitter account, retweeting or otherwise endorsing comments which characterized Biden as a leader in combating sexual violence.
[19] CNN reported in 2020 that "In more recent years, Reade has praised Biden on social media on numerous occasions." When CNN asked her why, she said she feels conflicted about him, liking what he did politically for women's issues and saying that "many things are true at once".
[20]
Reade was one of several women who accused Biden in 2019 of "physical contact that made them feel uncomfortable, such as unwanted hugs, kisses on the head, and standing uncomfortably close"
Biden "used to put his hand on [her] shoulder and run his finger up [her] neck".
[28][29] Reade also told of another incident, in which, she alleged, members of Biden's staff, whom she did not name, argued about whether she should serve drinks at an event;
[28] Reade said that she heard from staff that Biden wanted her to do so because he liked her legs.
[28][30] Reade said after she had declined this assignment, she was admonished by Biden's office manager, Marianne Baker,
[1] who told her to wear longer skirts and to button up more.
[9] Reade said that she complained to Senate personnel and that Biden's office learned about her complaints.
[28][30]
Reade said "My life was hell ... this was about power and control ... [after my departure] I couldn't get a job on the Hill"
