Joe Biden’s campaign is vehemently denying an allegation that the former vice president sexually assaulted a Senate aide more than two decades ago.

“Women have a right to tell their story, and reporters have an obligation to rigorously vet those claims. We encourage them to do so because these accusations are false,” Biden spokeswoman Kate Bedingfield said in a statement to the Washington Examiner and other outlets on Friday.

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