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2024-05-19 18:35:32 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 725E11FDB4032C15F2C9BFE279B997AFD79A161781A18EFF52F857DB5A803032
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The older clip is from a Senate confirmation. Biden was questioning then-Assistant AG for Civil Rights William Reynolds over his nomination by then-President Ronald Reagan. The statement attributed to Biden is him reading from a confidential memo Reynold’s staff produced. https://www.mediaite.com/online/video-of-joe-biden-saying-the-n-word-at-a-senate-hearing-has-been-circulating-heres-the-full-story/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/22/viral-image/biden-was-quoting-memo-during-senate-hearing/
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