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Biden Insists He Didn't Treat Anita Hill 'Badly,' When Pressed For Apology On TV

The former vice president appeared on ABC's The View with an apology for "mistakes across the board" during Anita Hill's 1991 testimony about sexual harassment but insisted he had treated her well.

Former Vice President Joe Biden's 2020 presidential candidacy is barely a day old, but it is already ensnared in questions about how the Democratic candidate handled the 1991 sexual harassment accusations by law professor Anita Hill against then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas.

Biden appeared on ABC's Friday morning and told the show's five female co-hosts:

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