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Anita Hill says she wants 'real accountability' from Joe Biden | Anita Hill says she wants 'real accountability' from Joe Biden |
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A woman who accused a Supreme Court nominee of sexual harassment has rebuked White House candidate Joe Biden, who chaired the 1991 hearings. | |
Anita Hill said Mr Biden must show "real accountability" for his handling of her complaints during Clarence Thomas' confirmation in Congress. | |
Ms Hill told the New York Times the former vice-president had called her before announcing his presidential bid. | |
But she said his apology was not enough without "real change". | |
During the call a few weeks ago Mr Biden expressed his "regret for what she endured" during the hearing, Ms Hill said. | |
"I cannot be satisfied by simply saying, 'I'm sorry for what happened to you,'" Ms Hill told the newspaper. | |
"I will be satisfied when I know there is real change and real accountability and real purpose." | |
Ms Hill was called to testify at Mr Thomas' confirmation hearing after an FBI interview with her was leaked to the press. | Ms Hill was called to testify at Mr Thomas' confirmation hearing after an FBI interview with her was leaked to the press. |
The hearing was conducted by an all-white, all-male panel, and several women apparently willing to corroborate Ms Hill's account were not called to testify by Mr Biden. | |
Decades on, the event is considered a political embarrassment for Mr Biden, who remains favourite to secure the Democratic nomination. | |
Earlier this month, the former vice-president pledged to be "more mindful" about physical contact with women after a number accused him of unwelcome touching. | |
Meanwhile, he has also been chided by the mother of a woman who was killed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017. | |
Susan Bro told the Daily Beast the presidential hopeful did not notify her he planned to invoke the death of Heather Heyer during his campaign launch video. | |
"Most people do that sort of thing," she told the Daily Beast. "They capitalise on whatever situation is handy. | |
"He didn't reach out to me, and didn't mention her by name specifically, and he probably knew we don't endorse candidates." | "He didn't reach out to me, and didn't mention her by name specifically, and he probably knew we don't endorse candidates." |
In a later interview with CNN, Ms Bro said she was not particularly upset because "the issue is about the hate, it's not about Heather". | |
Ms Bro added that she had told Mr Biden his video may have been traumatising for some Charlottesville survivors. | |
An unnamed Republican strategist told Politico that Mr Trump is worried about his candidacy. | |
According to the report, the source said Mr Trump asked his advisers last fall: "How are we gonna beat Biden?" | |
After his aides predicted Mr Biden would not win the nomination, the president pressed: "But what if he does?" | |
Speaking to reporters on Friday, however, Mr Trump projected confidence that he could beat Mr Biden "easily". |