Tara Reade, accuser of Joe Biden, is getting the media third degree

Tara Reade who is sticking to her guns that she was sexually assaulted by Joe Biden when she worked for him as a junior assistant 27 years ago, is currently being given the third degree treatment by the media. So muuch dirt has been dug up about her past activities that her credibility in relation to the assault allegation is looking pretty vulnerable. First of all it must be said that whatever she may or may not have done in her life, it does not automatically mean that it should cast down on the accusation she is making that Biden pressed her up against a wall in the Senate building and made certain suggestions which she found embarrassing, uncomfortable and unpleasant. She remains adamant that this took place and that he did other things to her which, if she had gone to the police at the time and made a formal complaint, Biden would have been investigated. She didn't go to the police but she says she made a complaint to the Senate human resources department. Mysteriously the written complaint can't be found. So now here we are 27 years later, Biden is up for becoming president of the United States in November, and the details or alleged details are being made public. Strangely her lawyer today said she was no longer a client although he tried to make it clear that his decision to opt out of the case was not a reflection of his view of his client's veracity. So no explanation at all for this sudden dropping of Reade. But perhaps it had something to do with the plethora of articles which have been appearing in recent weeks about Reade's past. First, a bunch of people who over time got to know her and helped her out with work and accommodation claimed she was a nightmare to deal with, that she didn't pay rent on time or at all, that she borrowed money and didn't pay it back etc. Now it's being reported that her educational achievements, like a BA honours degree, were not quite as grand as she claimed. She never completed her degree course, says the college which she attended, and further doubts were cast on her claim to have a law degree. She had appeared as a prosecution witness in numerous court cases as an expert in domestic abuse offences, partly based on her educational status. Lawyers are now reexamining all these cases and the media has really been going to town on her. Pretty merciless stuff. If it's genuine journalism aimed at finding out the truth about the allegation against Joe Biden, then fine and responsible and acceptable. But if there's a political kick to this, ie reporters being told to go out and dig dirt on this lady in order to help Biden win the presidency, or not lose it because of her, then that's something else altogether. Either way, the focus on her is not going to go away, and unless that complaints form is found in the Senate archives, Reade's credibility is going to be up for grabs. The lawyer's exit certainly doesn't help her cause.