Tapper grills Biden on plagiarism vs. Clinton’s email scandal

By Anna Giaritelli

Published July 11, 2016 10:32pm ET

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Tapper grills Biden on plagiarism vs. Clinton’s email scandal — "It was clear I didn't do what I was accused of doing," said Joe Biden, who admitted in 1987 to plagiarizing a law review article for a paper he wrote in law school. (AP Photo) | Carolyn Kaster

CNN anchor Jake Tapper asked Vice President Joe Biden if he was “confused” about the double standard in politics that forced him to bow out of the 1988 presidential election over several plagiarism incidents while Hillary Clinton managed to get off the hook for more serious charges.

“No, I felt there was something more important than my candidacy that had to be taken care of,” Biden responded Monday evening.

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