{"id":3412,"date":"2025-02-25T08:09:29","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T09:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/?p=3412"},"modified":"2025-02-25T09:14:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T09:14:49","slug":"biden-accuser-tara-reade-amends-weaponization-complaint-against-us-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/25\/biden-accuser-tara-reade-amends-weaponization-complaint-against-us-govt\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden accuser Tara Reade amends \u2018weaponization\u2019 complaint against US govt"},"content":{"rendered":"
The tenfold increase in her damage claim follows the confirmation of Kash Patel as the new FBI director<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Tara Reade, a former congressional staffer who has accused Joe Biden of sexual assault, has amended her tort complaint against US agencies and officials following last week\u2019s appointment of Kash Patel as FBI director.<\/p>\n Reade\u2019s complaint stems from her time working with Biden in the 1990s, when he was a US senator for Delaware. Originally filed last year, the complaint alleges that after Reade publicly voiced her accusations against Biden during the 2020 presidential campaign, she became the target of a concerted effort to discredit her. This purported campaign involved the \u201cweaponization\u201d<\/em> of government entities, including the Department of Justice and the FBI, for which Reade initially sought $10 million in damages. The updated filing now claims ten times that amount.<\/p>\n Reade’s attorney, Jonathan Levy, told Newsweek that they waited for Patel\u2019s confirmation before revising the claim, noting that the increase was partially influenced by E. Jean Carroll\u2019s recent lawsuit victory against Donald Trump. In May 2023, Trump was ordered to pay Carroll $5 million after a jury found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming her. In January 2024, this total rose<\/a> to $83.3 million in compensatory and punitive damages.<\/p>\n \n Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Reade asserts that in 1993, Biden assaulted her inside the Senate by penetrating her with his fingers without consent. Biden has denied the allegations, while media outlets supporting his candidacy labeled the claims as not credible.<\/p>\n