Tara Reade (proper), who accused President Joe Biden (left) of sexually assaulting her, just lately went to Russia (Footage: AP/Shutterstock)
A lady who accused President Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her has defected to Russia and is searching for citizenship there.
Tara Reade, 59, a former Senate staffer, mentioned ‘I’m nonetheless sort of in a daze a bit however I really feel superb’ in Russia.
Reade got here ahead through the 2020 presidential race with allegations that Biden sexually harassed and assaulted her in 1993 when he was a senator and she or he labored in his workplace.
She just lately went to Russia and on Tuesday, sitting subsequent to convicted Kremlin spy Maria Butina, opened up about her ‘very tough’ resolution to go there.
Tara Reade claims that President Joe Biden sexually assaulted and harassed her in 1993 (Image: AP)
President Joe Biden denied Tara Reade’s allegations (Image: Reuters)
‘I simply didn’t need to stroll house and stroll right into a cage or be killed, which is mainly my two selections,’ she advised Russian state information media Sputnik.
Biden denied the allegations, and Reade reiterated them after he introduced his reelection bid for 2024. Reade tweeted that she was keen ‘to testify beneath oath in Congress if requested’ – and afterwards acquired dying threats.
‘I’m not an impulsive particular person. I actually take my time and form of analyze information factors,’ Reade mentioned.
‘And from what I may see primarily based on the instances and primarily based on what was taking place and form of the push for them to not need me to testify, I felt that whereas this election is gearing up and there’s a lot at stake, I’m nearly higher off right here and simply being protected.’
Convicted Kremlin spy Maria Butina mentioned she is going to ask Russian President Vladimir Putin to expedite Tara Reade’s citizenship request (Credit: AP)
Butina, who was sentenced to 18 months in an American jail for performing as an unregistered overseas agent of Russia, mentioned she is going to ask Russian President Vladimir Putin to expedite Reade’s request for citizenship.
Reade mentioned to her ‘Russian brothers and sisters’: ‘I’m sorry proper now that American elites are selecting to have such an aggressive stance. Simply know that the majority Americans do need to be pals and hope that we are able to have unity once more.’
She added that she is ‘having fun with’ her time in Moscow and feels ‘very at house’.
Nonetheless, Reade mentioned, ‘my dream is to stay in each locations, however it might be that I solely stay on this place and that’s okay’.
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